This is the shocking moment a police officer had to be treated for an overdose after being exposed to fentanyl during a traffic stop.
Courtney Bannick, from the Tavares Police Department in Florida, US, was administered three doses of Narcan - the opioid overdose-reversing drug - after being left flawed on the side of the road on Tuesday evening.
The officer was performing a traffic stop when she pulled over a car and found narcotics, which were thought to have contained fentanyl, wrapped up inside a dollar bill.
Cops at the scene noticed the officer soon struggling to breathe as she started to choke and could be heard breathless over her radio.
One officer found Courtney drifting “in and out of consciousness and needing immediate medical attention", according to the Tavares Police Department.
Three officers quickly laid her on the floor and gave her the opioid overdose-reserving drug Narcan.
After being administered with the drug, she was able to start talking again before moments later she lost consciousness and stopped breathing - in shocking bodycam footage released by the police.
Tavares police Detective Courtney Sullivan told Fox 35 Orlando : "She was completely lifeless. She looks deceased in these videos. So she’s very thankful today."
The officer was given three doses of Narcan as an ambulance was called and took her to a local hospital where she is expected to make a full recovery.
Courtney was wearing gloves when handling the drugs but, police believed she could have been exposed to the narcotics thanks to the wind blowing them into her system.
Cops had planned to test the drugs at the station instead of the road, as it was an extremely windy evening.
A relieved Courtney said of the scary experience: "I have done this 100 times before the same way. It only takes one time and a minimal amount.
“I’m thankful I wasn’t alone and had immediate help.”
The officer wanted the video of her being paralysed by the drug to be shared in a bid to warn of the dangers of fentanyl.
Tavares police Detective Courtney Sullivan admitted if the other officers weren't on duty and nearby to administer the drugs there's a high possibility the cop could have died.
She said: "If the other officers weren’t there, there’s a very high chance and probability that today would be different and that we would be wearing our thin blue line — the straps that go over our badges."
The passengers inside the car were not named as they've not been charged.
However, officers confirmed they could face felony charges as they were in possession of the narcotics, according to the department.
