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A teen is fighting for his life after he was discovered naked and covered in blood having apparently taken a deadly designer drug.

The 18-year-old and five other people were hospitalised after concerns they had taken 2C-B at a house party in Greenmount, near Upper Pouladuff Road, Cork city.

And a local man has revealed how the horror unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday morning when he came across the scene.

Gerard Banks said: "I was walking past late last night and heard crazy shouting in a house. So me and a friend looked in the window to see was everyone ok.

"The bedroom was covered in blood, walls, floor, bed and even curtains. We shouted in to see is everyone ok. A man arrived at the window clearly on drugs and in a state of shock."

He told Neil Prendeville on Cork's Red FM: "We asked 'is everyone ok?' He replied 'yes everything is fine'. So we said there is blood everywhere someone must be hurt can we check to make sure no one is hurt?

"He said yes and opened the door. When we went in it was like a scene from CSI."

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Mr Banks said there was a man and woman naked covered in blood. The naked man was smashing the house up and there was blood everywhere. There was also a man on the floor in cardiac arrest with major breathing problems.

He added: "In shock me and my friend took control of the room. My friend started helping the man in cardiac arrest on the floor. I had to control the room to let my friend help the man on the floor in safety.

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"It was surreal...a naked man and woman dancing naked on the chairs as a man was having cardiac arrest on the floor.

"I was the man who left the guards and paramedics into the house. It was surreal. Myself, my friend, gardai and paramedics were all in shock."

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A neighbour revealed how the young man affected attempted to 'eat the pavement' and acted like 'a wild animal'.

He told the Irish Independent: "They pinned him to the pavement. The guy started making this unmerciful screaming. I've never heard a human being create those sounds out of his body.

"It sounded like an animal baying while stuck in a trap... He was absolutely drenched in blood."

Mr Banks has urged young people to stay away from drugs. He says the occupants of the house were so out of their minds that they didn’t know they were covered in blood.

"They didn’t even know there was a man dying on the floor. I haven’t slept a wink all night. I’m still in shock to be honest. It's really scary stuff and we need to make everyone aware of its dangers."

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The HSE last night issued a warning following the shocking incident. Dr Greg Murphy of the Rochestown Clinic in Cork said people who take the drug can "get in to big trouble".

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He added: "There is not a lot known about it in this country but it has arrived. It is a street drug which has potent effect.

"It peaks after five to 10 hours but it can last for up to 24 hours."

The man was found early yesterday and taken to Cork University Hospital and his condition was described as critical last night.