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VENICE (CNS) - Two members of a youth group were hospitalized this afternoon when they suddenly became ill from an illegal substance.
The two patients, possibly teens, were either came into contact with or used the undetermined substance and were stricken just before 3 p.m. at 1 E. Venice Blvd., near Ocean Front Walk, said the Los Angeles Fire Department's Brian Humphrey.
One patient was not breathing and did not have a pulse when paramedics arrived, and was in grave condition while taken to the hospital with advanced life support, Humphrey said. The other had an “altered level of consciousness,” he said, and was in serious condition.
The two patients “became suddenly ill following suspected use or contact with a still undetermined illicit substance,” Humphrey said.
The patients' genders, the group with which they are affiliated and the exact circumstances of their exposure were not immediately available.