BELLINGHAM, Wash — A man is in custody after an 18-month-old child overdosed on fentanyl at a Bellingham home in mid-February.
Officers and medical personnel responded to a home on McKenzie Avenue on Feb. 18 for a medical call of a young child not breathing after getting hold of a straw through which fentanyl had been smoked, according to the Bellingham Police Department.
Narcan was administered to the baby when first responders showed up, and it responded positively to the treatment. The child recovered from the incident after being transported to the emergency room and was diagnosed as having overdosed on fentanyl. The child recovered and was taken into protective custody by the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF).
The man told authorities that he was sitting on the couch with the child and realized the child had pulled a straw out of his pocket that the man had used to smoke fentanyl the previous night.
The man was booked into Whatcom County Jail on suspicion of assault of a child. KING 5 is not naming the man as he is yet to be formally charged with a crime.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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