Good Samaritan: Camden County Employee Saves Alleged Overdose Victim

The actions of a Camden County employee recently saved the life of an alleged overdose victim, county officials said on Wednesday.

Camden Health Department employees Sara Kucharski, RN and Koren Norwood were returning from performing health screenings in Camden on Monday. They were driving down Route 130 in the Camden County Health Connection Van when several cars were stopped ahead of them.

“I observed a man from the passenger side of the first car stopped, get out and start jumping and running over to the driver side of the car,” Kucharski said. “He attempted to pull the driver out of the car, and I saw that his arm was blue and purple.”

She jumped out of the van and ran over to the man, who was unresponsive. When she realized there was no pulse and he wasn’t breathing, she began CPR. She asked bystanders walking by to call 9-1-1.

“The victim’s eyes opened extremely wide, and he was confused,” Kucharski said. “I instructed him to lay still, that he had a medical emergency and that the paramedics were on their way.”

Later, the victim thanked Kucharski, and credited her with saving his life.