The Baltimore Ravens’ former player and one of the greatest middle linebackers in NFL history Ray Lewis recently witnessed a huge personal loss following the untimely death of his elder son Ray Lewis III earlier in the week after the emergency call came in on Wednesday afternoon.
Lewis Jr. turned 28 and attended the University of Miami. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, and Virginia Union Panthers throughout his college career, albeit he couldn’t prove his worth to continue his father’s legacy, however, he was also pursuing his music career before his unfortunate death.
Police reported overdose caused Ray Lewis son’s death
According to a police report obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, officers arrived on the scene at 5:34 p.m. ET and noticed the son of two-time Super Bowl champion Ray Lewis was found unresponsive between a bed and a wall and he was not breathing.
One of his friends was performing CPR and another friend was asking for Narcan and one of the department’s officers used his issued NARCAN on the young boy, albeit his condition didn’t improve.
The police officers found Alprazolam, a drug found in pills like Xanax, a used needle and a plastic bag in a beer can, per captain of the Casselberry Police Department Michael Schaefer.
The officers believe the unfortunate death was caused by an accidental overdose, however, they left the task to the medical examiner to make a final announcement regarding the actual reason behind the incident.
What is Narcan?
Narcan, also known as Naloxone is a life-saving medication and is used to reverse an overdose of opioids including heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications. This opioid antagonist instantly reverses an overdose by blocking the effects of opioids and is able to restore normal breathing within 2 to 3 minutes in a person.
From people taking high-dose opioid medications prescribed by a doctor to people using opioids along with benzodiazepines as well as people using illicit opioids must carry this medication with them all the time. Narcan will not work for the overdoses of non-opioid medications.
Naloxone may have some adverse effects on the body including headache, blood pressure changes, tachycardia, sweating, nausea, vomiting, tremors, irritability, nervousness, aggressive behavior, body aches, fever, runny nose, as well as sneezing.
The investigation into the distressing incident of Lewis Jr. continues, and Sportszion will keep sure to provide you with all the updates as new information becomes available.
