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ITHACA, N.Y. – Two overdoses were reported within 10 minutes of each other near the intersection of West State and South Plain streets in Ithaca Tuesday night.
The first overdose was reported around 8:10 p.m. at the apartment building located at 100-108 S. Plain St. Ithaca Police, the Ithaca Fire Department and Bangs Ambulance responded to the scene and a person was taken away in the ambulance.
The second overdose happened around 8:19 p.m. directly across the street at the apartment complex at 106 N. Plain St. A male was given Narcan (according to police scanner traffic), which is a lifesaving drug that reverses the effects of an overdose. He was taken away on a stretcher and loaded into a Bangs Ambulance. He appeared to be conscious.
A police officer at the scene verified that both incidents were overdoses.
No arrests were apparent at the scene.
Correction: While the physical location of the second overdose was correct in the initial story, the address of the building was incorrect. The second overdose happened at 106 N. Plain St.