Lower Makefield Officers Honored For Saving OD Victim

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — A pair of Lower Makefield Township Police officer were honored Thursday for saving the life of an apparent overdose victim.

On Sept. 21, Officer Colin McTamany responded to the report of a 25-year-old woman who had overdosed and was unconscious inside a parked vehicle on Oxford Valley Road.

McTamany assessed the victim, recognizing she was in respiratory distress due to an overdose, and administered a dose of Narcan, a drug that counters the impact of opioid overdoses.

Officer Stephen Tamburo, who arrived on the scene later, then administered a second dose of Narcan.

Within moments, the woman began to breath normally and regained consciousness. She was taken to the hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

The department says that, since Lower Makefield officers began carrying Narcan in 2015, they have saved about 30 people from potentially deadly overdoses.

Tamburo and McTamany were presented Life-Saving Commendations in Lower Makefield on Thursday.