Party Goers Start Dropping To Ground And Stop Breathing – 5 Sent To Hospital

Occurrence #: BA16049507

Date: Sunday, October 2, 2016 – 12:02am

On Sunday, October 2, 2016, at approximately 12:02 a.m. the Barrie Police Service responded to a radio call on Dunlop Street East, in the City of Barrie, in regards to an unconscious male.

The male appeared to be in medical distress and had laboured breathing. EMS attended a short while after Police were on scene and treated the 25-year-old Orillia male.

While Police were on scene, a second male, a 26-year-old from Toronto, collapsed on the roadway in the same area. Then a third male, a 26-year-old from Barrie, collapsed a few moments later. The males were transported to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre.

A half hour later a 22-year-old female from Barrie collapsed in the area of Fred Grant Square and went unresponsive. She was transported to hospital by EMS.

During the investigation Police learned that a fourth male, a 29-year- old from Barrie, had been taken to the hospital by EMS. The four males and one female had attended a party together earlier in the evening and it is believed that they used cocaine and consumed alcohol.

Police were informed that all parties had stopped breathing while being transported to hospital. All parties received medical treatment and are now in stable condition.

Police believe that an unknown opiate, possibly fentanyl, had been mixed with the cocaine.

The investigation is ongoing.

Police are warning recreational drug users that Fentanyl cannot be detected by looks, smell or taste and can sometimes be misrepresented and sold by drug dealers as other drugs. The consumption of any drug, including Fentanyl, is not one without risk.

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