40 minutes of CPR couldn’t save Kennewick man

A 19-year-old Kennewick man died after 40 minutes of CPR on Sunday, police said.

Emergency services were called to the 7800 block of West Deschutes Avenue to try to revive Ismael Alejandro Rivera Perez.

Police said he was rumored to have drunk a bottle of tequila, then crushed and snorted the narcotic Oxycodone.

An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.

Rivera Perez lived in the Tri-Cities for 11 years and worked as a laborer.

This story was originally published March 7, 2017 at 3:27 PM with the headline "40 minutes of CPR couldn’t save Kennewick man."