Law enforcement agents in Florida said they’ve arrested a suspect on Friday night after six cadets from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine Thursday at a rental home in Florida.
Florida authorities did not provide much detail about the apprehension, but they said more details would eventually be made public.
The incident occurred Thursday evening when paramedics responded to a call about multiple spring breakers being overdosed at a vacation rental home in Wilton Manors, where the West Point cadets were spending their spring break vacation, Fort Lauderdale Fire Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan said.
“This is extremely alarming to us,” he told reporters. “There were multiple people in cardiac arrest in the front yard.”
Authorities later revealed that they have transported six male cadets to the hospital for a suspected overdose. Four of the six cadets were rushed to Broward General Medical Center and two cadets, who became ill after trying to help their overdosed friends, were transported to Holy Cross Hospital, they said.
According to Gollan, first responders used Narcan, a drug used to reverse symptoms of an overdose, at the scene.
Some of the victims regained consciousness after the Narcan was administered but others were still suffering from cardiac arrest when they were taken to hospitals.
“These are healthy young adults, college students in the prime of their life,” Gollan said. “Getting this drug into their system, it’s unknown what the recovery will be on the critical individual.”
According to Miami’s WTVJ-TV’s report, two of the six victims remained hospitalized in critical condition. All six victims were young men in their early 20s and were in town for spring break from the U.S. Military Academy.
“The U.S. Military Academy is aware of the situation involving West Point cadets, which occurred Thursday night in Wilton Manors, FL. The incident is currently under investigation and no other details are available at this time,” the West Point Public Affairs Office told Fox News Digital.
