Off-Duty EMT at Knicks Parade Helps Save Man After Apparent Overdose

Off-duty EMT at Knicks parade helps save man after apparent overdose

An off-duty EMT jumped into action at the Knicks parade Thursday when a man appeared to be suffering from an overdose.

Chaotic moment Knicks fans climb structure to save reveler from apparent overdose during championship parade

Knicks fans risked their own safety to save a reveler suffering from a suspected drug overdose as millions packed into lower Manhattan for the estimated largest ticker tape parade in Big Apple history, dramatic video showed.

CHS Grad, South Orange Rescue Squad EMT Simone Kelly Saves Life at Knicks Celebration

Simone Kelly — a Maplewood native, Columbia High School Class of 2020 graduate, and member of the South Orange Rescue Squad — helped save the life of an apparent overdose victim on June 18 at the Knicks celebration in Lower Manhattan. As members of the crowd pleaded with someone to help the unconscious man atop a transit elevator, Kelly sprang into action, climbing the structure and administering Narcan. Kelly then helped to carry the man down w…