A 23-year-old man who overdosed on heroin was rescued after a Madison police officer performed CPR on him early Saturday morning, earning the officer a nomination for the Madison Police Department Life Saving Award.
According to a police report, around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, a woman called the 911 emergency center after her boyfriend stopped breathing at an apartment on the 1000 block of Emerald Street.
The officer reported finding the victim without a pulse and confirmed he was not breathing. The officer immediately started chest compressions on the victim. After a minute of CPR, the victim let out a loud gasping sound and began to regain his breath.
Madison Fire Department paramedics arrived to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital, where he made a full recovery. The victim later told the officer who saved his life that he had shot up heroin in the bathroom of his residence before he stopped breathing.
The responding officer has been nominated by the MPD for the Life Saving Award.
