Man Taken to Hospital After Drug Overdose at Occupy Santa Cruz

A man suffered from an apparent drug overdose at the "Occupy Santa
Cruz" encampment at a city park Wednesday night, police said.          

Officers responded at 9:40 p.m. to the camp at 137 Dakota Ave. at
San Lorenzo Park for a possible drug overdose, police said Reno resident Tyler Forshey, 20, was lying outside of a tent and seemed to be under the influence of heroin, police said.     

Forshey admitted to police he had injected heroin, allegedly in
one of the tents. He said he believed he had not lost consciousness and was
awake as someone pushed on his chest before police arrived, according to
police.         

Forshey was taken to a hospital where he was cited and released
for being under the influence of heroin, police said.       

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Santa Cruz police at (831) 420-5820 or an anonymous tip line at (831)-420-5995.

-Bay City News

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