BARRIE, Ont. — Police in Barrie, Ont., are warning recreational drug users after five related overdoses early Sunday morning.
Investigators say they got the first call just after midnight and found a 25-year-old Orillia, Ont., man in apparent medical distress with laboured breathing.
A 26-year-old from Toronto then collapsed on a road in the same area, and a third man, a 26-year-old from Barrie, collapsed a few moments later.
A half hour later a 22-year-old woman from Barrie collapsed and went unresponsive and while officers were investigating that incident, they learned a 29-year-old man from Barrie had been taken to hospital by paramedics.
Investigators say the five people had attended a party together on Saturday night and they believe they has used cocaine laced with unknown opiate — possibly fentanyl — and consumed alcohol.
Police say all five had stopped breathing while being taken to hospital, but are now in stable condition.
