According to police, Westport Fire Department paramedics and police responded to room 304 at the Hampton Inn, 53 Old Bedford Road, at approximately 3:19 p.m. Thursday following a 911 call from a woman stating that her boyfriend was overdosing.

By Herald News Staff

WESTPORT — Emergency responders rescued two people from a town hotel that overdosed on heroin.

According to police, Westport Fire Department paramedics and police responded to room 304 at the Hampton Inn, 53 Old Bedford Road, at approximately 3:19 p.m. Thursday following a 911 call from a woman stating that her boyfriend was overdosing.

Upon arrival, medical and police personnel encountered two people overdosing as others in the room were attempting to perform CPR. The presence of the second person overdosing resulted in both of the town's ambulances being in use.

Police spokesman Detective Jeff Majewski said paramedics utilized Narcan to revive both men, identified as 27- and 28-year-old Fall River men, and transported them to a local hospital. Majewski said one of the victims was reluctant to go to the hospital, but "a recently passed law allowed first responders to place any individual in protective custody if found unconscious and Narcan was used."

Searching the room, officers found dozens of empty bags of heroin, suboxone and an assortment of hypodermic needles. Officers also located Gabapentin, a prescription drug used to treat seizure disorders, on one of the individuals.

Majewski said a man at the scene told police there may have been Fentanyl mixed with the heroin, adding that Fentanyl has been seen in Westport mixed with cocaine as well as heroin

As a precaution, Majewski said the Board of Health was contacted since hotels and motels have a revolving clientele and "exposure to even a few granules of Fentanyl can be fatal." He said hotel management was notified and "a Board of Health Agent later learned the hotel had cleaned the room on their own as opposed to a recommended professional cleaning company that deals with hazardous cleanups."

Majewski said police and fire have responded to the Hampton Inn for overdose calls at least nine times in the past 11 months.

"Drugs in hotels present a significant danger to other patrons especially young children who may play on the floor where granules become airborne and virtually undetected by the human eye. Hotels and motels who serve the public have a responsibility to have areas professionally cleaned with proper equipment that ensure eradication of any drug residue left behind at overdose calls," Majewski said.