Two people who stood on the edge of death in Jackson can thank quick-thinking township police that they're still with us.

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Police said that two applications of Narcan revived an overdose victim January 10, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation restored the breath of life to an individual in a supermarket two days later.

In the first instance, Officers Salisbury and Cafton were dispatched to a house just after 1 AM, and found the 23-year-old not breathing. Officer Salisbury administered Narcan, and a Jackson First Aider delivered a second dose soon afterward.

Police said they found a used needle along with empty and filled folds of heroin.

On January 12, at 11:27 AM, Officer Cassiopeia DeLaTorre was summoned to Stop and Shop, where a man was reported unconscious and not breathing. The officer administered CPR, assisted by Quality First Aid staffers.

The victim was transferred to Brick Medical Center by MONOC paramedics.

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