Six West Point Cadets Overdose During South Florida Spring Break Visit

U.S. Military Academy cadets attend the 2020 graduation ceremony at West Point, New York, on June 13, 2020. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

PUNTA GORDA, Florida–Six West Point Military Academy cadets were hospitalized after overdosing on fentanyl-laced cocaine on March 10 in a suburb of Fort Lauderdale while on spring break. Two are listed in critical condition on ventilators, three are stable, and one has been released, according to police reports.

West Point issued a statement the afternoon of March 11 acknowledging the March 10 events at a rental house and said they were going to investigate.

“The U.S. Military Academy is aware of the situation involving West Point cadets, which occurred Thursday night (March 10) in Wilton Manors, FL,” said a statement from the academy’s public affairs office. “The incident is currently under investigation and no other details are available at this time.”