An eyewitness has described the horrifying second Andy Dick was discovered unresponsive in Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 9. 

Shawn Harrell, who was close by when emergency responders rushed in, mentioned the actor appeared “blue” and appeared as if he had “handed away.” 

Harrell defined that he first noticed folks operating round and shouting for assist, and though he initially thought a film scene was being filmed, he rapidly realized one thing very actual and really severe was occurring.

Chatting with PEOPLE, Shawn Harrell mentioned the terrifying second started when he noticed a crowd gathered with cameras, which made him assume the commotion was a part of a movie shoot. 

He defined that he first heard folks shouting, “Wake him up! Man, wake him up!” and noticed others operating round. 

At that time, he nonetheless believed it was staged, admitting, “I assumed it might in all probability be greater than possible a part of a film.”

Nonetheless, every little thing modified when he heard the shouting once more and realized Andy Dick wasn’t appearing. 

Harrell described the disgraced comic’s situation in stark element, saying, “His physique was limp. It was like deadweight. It was blue. I assumed he handed away.” 

He added that the comic was utterly unresponsive and “slumped over,” which made the scenario much more alarming.

The eyewitness tried calling for assist however struggled to achieve anybody instantly. 

He defined that the chaos and confusion made it obscure what was occurring, particularly as a result of cameras have been nonetheless round.

Based on Harrell, paramedics arrived inside minutes and rapidly labored to avoid wasting the actor. 

He recalled them administering Narcan, saying, “They put that Narcan stuff in him,” although he wasn’t certain whether or not police or bystanders gave it first. 

Harrell watched as Dick slowly regained consciousness, describing how the scenario shifted from panic to reduction. 

As soon as awake, Dick stunned Harrell together with his calm response. Harrell even joked with him, telling him, “Hey man, they introduced you again to life. You have been gone for a minute.” 

Dick responded with “I do know,” which Harrell mentioned made him really feel just like the “NewsRadio” star had skilled one thing comparable earlier than due to how “nonchalantly” he acted.

What struck Harrell essentially the most was Dick’s look simply minutes earlier than. 

He repeated that “He was blue. His arms [were] blue and his face was blue,” one thing he had by no means seen on an individual earlier than. 

Nonetheless, the witness additionally shared that Dick recovered rapidly, estimating that it took someplace between 5 and 10 minutes from the second he appeared lifeless to the second that they had a traditional dialog.

On Wednesday, The Blast reported that Dick was discovered unresponsive on a Hollywood road staircase in Los Angeles.

Photographs obtained by TMZ confirmed the 59-year-old slumped over on a concrete set of stairs exterior a constructing, with associates and bystanders making an attempt to maintain him upright and shouting for him to “get up” as they known as for assist. 

Witnesses on the scene reportedly administered Narcan, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, and Dick responded to the therapy earlier than firefighters and police arrived.  

Officers confirmed responding to a medical emergency on the location involving a person who appeared to have overdosed, however didn’t publicly launch his identify on account of privateness legal guidelines.  

After being revived, Dick later instructed TMZ he was alive and okay however declined additional medical therapy or hospital transport.

Following the incident, a haunting video surfaced displaying Andy Dick wanting clearly disoriented simply weeks earlier than the overdose.

As reported by The Blast, the clip filmed on November 8 confirmed Dick sitting on a sidewalk exterior a downtown Los Angeles theater holding a drink, slurring his phrases, and struggling to remain targeted whereas speaking with somebody recording the second. 

The footage confirmed the “Street Journey” star responding to questions on music and artists.

At one level, he blurted out, “Missy… Oh, OutKast. F*cking hell yeah,” earlier than abruptly shedding observe of the dialog and asking, “Wait, what?”