Medical call for female detoxing from alcohol at park in Newport

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At approximately 8:45 PM, Newport Police and Newport Ambulance were dispatched to Samuel Park, adjacent to the police department, for a 35-year-old female who was detoxing from alcohol. According to initial reports, the female was shaking, experiencing leg pain, and having difficulty breathing. The time of the call was logged at 8:45 PM. Emergency responders arrived on scene to provide medical assistance.

Photo: War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. 3/4/1907-9/18/1947 (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain). Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.