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CPD Officer Credited With Saving Man's Life On Near North Side

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A Chicago police officer is credited with saving a man's life after she found him unresponsive in the Near North neighborhood Saturday morning.

According to tweets from Chicago police, the man was found unresponsive in the 1100 block of North Clark Street.

"The officer immediately began chest compressions, continuing until  paramedics arrived on scene," police posted on Twitter.

Paramedics arrived on scene and were able to revive the man by administering Naloxone, police stated.

"Thanks to this astute Officer, the man is alive and is receiving medical treatment," police said in the tweet.

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