The issue began with a 3 a.m. phone call to the police about someone vandalizing a car:
- A 57-year-old woman reported someone vandalizing her vehicle around 3 a.m. outside the home where she works as a caregiver for a 78-year-old person, in North Bend, Oregon.
- A deputy checked the area and found nothing.
- Deputies were then called back at 5:30 a.m. by a similar report.
- This time, the deputies suspect the woman is having medical issues which are causing her to hallucinate.
- The woman is taken to Bay Area Hospital for examination. Medical personnel check her and send her home.
- Then, one of the deputies begins showing similar symptoms and is hospitalized.
- Then the other deputy, the 78-year-old cared for by the initial patient, and a hospital employee begin showing similar symptoms and are hospitalized.
A Haz Mat team was sent into Bay Area Hospital and the initial patient's residence (where they found no contaminates), and they were able to clear the emergency room and provide a protocal to the sheriff's office to decontaminate vehicles and equipment. Also, everyone involved is being quarantined while the investigation is ongoing.
From the article:
"Officers and medical person are all responding well to current treatment," Sgt. Pat Downing wrote in a press release. "Nothing has been found in blood samples at this time. Repeat: source of contamination has not been identified. Investigation and processing is continuing."
The investigation is ongoing but we will update you as we receive more information.
Source: KCBY
Very interesting...