Police respond to two suspected overdose deaths on Wednesday

Regional police responded to two suspected overdose deaths on Wednesday – including a call in Kitchener and one in Wellesley Township

Waterloo Regional Police have emphasized the significance of carrying naloxone should you or someone you know be using drugs – after responding to two suspected overdose deaths on Wednesday morning.

According to police, officers responded to a call in the area of ​​King Street East and Ottawa Street North in Kitchener Wednesday morning – as well as a separate suspected overdose of death in the Gerber Road and Nafziger Road area of ​​Wellesley Township.

In one of those incidents, regional police said they located a substance believed to be green fentanyl.

You can learn more regarding how to recognize and temporarily reverse an overdose here.

WARNING:

Police have responded to two suspected overdose deaths in the area of ​​King Street East and Ottawa Street North in Kitchener and Gerber Road and Nafziger Road in Wellesley Township this morning.

In one incident, a substance believed to be green fentanyl was located. pic.twitter.com/IwVMHvMYBM

— Waterloo Regional Police (@WRPSToday) December 14, 2022

Comments are closed.