Spokane Valley Deputies and Spokane Valley Firefighters Respond to 1-Year-Old Reportedly Overdosing on Fentanyl
Spokane Valley Deputies and Spokane Valley Firefighters responded to the report of a 1-year-old male possibly overdosing on Fentanyl. The caller advised the child had been administered two doses of Narcan (Naloxone) but was still not breathing. With the guidance of a Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SREC) 911 Communications Officer, the caller gave the child CPR, and he regained consciousness. The child was transported to the hospital and expected to recover. The mother of the child (not the caller) was arrested and booked into jail.
On March 5, 2025, at approximately 9:30 am, Spokane Valley Deputies and Spokane Valley Firefighters responded to the 11200 block of E. 10th Avenue to a reported Fentanyl overdose involving a 1-year-old male. The caller advised the child was turning blue and was believed to have come in contact with Fentanyl. The caller also advised two doses of Narcan (Naloxone) had been administered, but the young child was still unresponsive.
Deputies arrived to find the child was now crying and breathing. They brought him immediately to Spokane Valley Firefighters, who took over medical care.
AMR transported the young victim to the hospital for additional care, and thankfully, he is expected to recover.
Deputies learned the victim encountered drug paraphernalia, foil used by his mother the night before to smoke Fentanyl before becoming unresponsive.
The mother, identified as 35-year-old Samantha J. Anderson, was advised of her rights and agreed to provide a statement. She explained she had smoked Fentanyl the night before on March 4. Afterward, she placed the used foil in her purse and returned home.
On March 5, while in the kitchen, she saw her son playing in the living room, where her purse was also located. She thought he was sucking on something and believed it was his thumb. A few minutes later, she noticed her son was not moving or responding to her, and she could see he was turning blue. She said he was not breathing and that she found the foil, used to smoke Fentanyl, lying on the floor next to him.
Realizing he was probably overdosing, she administered two doses of Narcan (Naloxone), started CPR, and called for her sister to help.
The child’s aunt came upstairs and observed her nephew was turning blue, and Samantha gave him two doses of Narcan. With the victim still unresponsive, she immediately called 911 and began CPR as the SREC 911 Communications Officer gave instructions. Soon after, her nephew started to cry and breathe on his own as Deputies arrived.
Spokane Valley Firefighters continued the young victim’s care before he was transported to the hospital for additional treatment. The victim was said to be stable and expected to fully recover.
At the conclusion of the investigation, Deputies advised Samantha that she was under arrest.
Samantha was transported and booked into the Spokane County Jail for Reckless Endangerment (DV).
Deputies notified the victim’s father, who does not live in Spokane, of the incident, along with Child Protective Services.
This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "Deputies and Firefighters Respond to 1-Year-Old Reportedly Overdosing on Fentanyl" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7