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Woman loses consciousness at Red Lion

By Lika Lezhava and Michael Sweeney • January 28, 2024

The Red Lion, located at the corner of Third and Green Street, on Sunday.

On Saturday night at around 11:30 p.m., a 22-year-old woman walked out of The Red Lion and reportedly lost consciousness.

According to the METCAD scanner, the woman was reportedly “inside, passed out, believed to be not breathing” at 11:39 p.m.

Paramedics arrived at 11:41 p.m. and reported the woman was breathing but still unconscious.

*This is a developing story.*

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