Sebastopol teen injured at treatment facility

A 17-year-old client at a residential treatment facility in Sebastopol was found Friday night with an "object" tied around his neck, unresponsive and with no pulse.

But the quick work of staff at the facility, Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies and EMS personnel with the Graton Fire Department may have saved his life.

Staff at the residential facility on the 1800 block of Highway 116 North called 911 shortly before 8:20 p.m. and reported the incident as a suicide.

Staff administered CPR on the teen until sheriff's deputies and an EMS crew arrived at the scene. Emergency personnel took over and continued to give CPR until a pulse was detected.

The teen was then transported to a local hospital for further medical treatment. The sheriff's violent crimes unit is investigating the incident, according to a press statement.

The sheriff's office did indicate why the incident was being investigated by its violent crimes unit and no further information was available Saturday morning.