Suicidal Man Saved By Santa Cruz County Deputies

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — When the call came into the sheriff's office earlier this year, it was a matter of life or death. A man had texted his family with a devastating message: he was going to commit suicide by overdosing.

Deputies had to move fast. They began searching the county for the at-risk man. Three deputies eventually spotted his car in Felton, and they found the man suffering from an overdose. He had a faint pulse and was barely breathing.

Fortunately, the deputies were equipped with the fast-acting intranasal antidote Narcan. After two doses of the anti-overdose drug, the man regained consciousness and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The three deputies who scrambled to rescue the man were honored recently with the sheriff's Life Saving Award.

"Thanks to the efforts of the involved deputies, he survived," the sheriff's office shared on social media.