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911 Call Released After Boy, 8, Uses Narcan to Save Father in Florida Overdose

Deputies say Daniel Johnson had coached his son on using Narcan before overdosing.

Overview

  • The newly released 911 audio captures the 8-year-old in Edgewater calling for help after administering Narcan to his unconscious father.
  • Deputies said Daniel Johnson, 44, had shown his son how to use the medication earlier that day before overdosing on heroin.
  • Johnson was treated at AdventHealth and booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on counts of child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
  • Investigators reported finding spoons, needles, and foil that later tested positive for fentanyl and heroin at the home.
  • The boy was placed in his grandmother’s custody, and Johnson is being held on a $9,000 bond, the sheriff’s office said.