COSTA MESA – A 28-year-old Orange woman who reportedly ran naked through a motel, inhaled fumes from a fire extinguisher and attempted to gouge out one of her eyes is still in intensive care, police said Wednesday.

Officers responded to a Motel 6 in the 2200 block of Newport Boulevard about 5 p.m. on Tuesday to check on reports of a woman who was running through the halls, Lt. Mark Manley said.

Police found blood on the floor and the screen pulled from the window when they entered the room.

The woman was found naked in the bathtub attempting to inhale the fumes from a fire extinguisher and scratching at one of her eyes so intensely that it was nearly ripped from the socket, Manley said.

“The officers were able to take life-saving measures to pull the fire extinguisher away from her and render medical aid,” he said.

Manley said police are investigating the incident. They are not releasing the woman’s name.

“We don’t know yet whether she was trying to get high or whether she was trying to commit suicide,” he said. “It’s still to be determined.”

The woman is being treated at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana.

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