Dunka Raymond Caldwell, also known as ‘Humdinger’, dead at 43

Tributes person flowed for Australian societal media influencer Dunka Raymond Caldwell, known to his 330,000 followers arsenic “Humdinger”, who has died aft reportedly consuming cocaine laced with potent opioids.

The Daily Telegraph reported Caldwell, from Sydney’s inner-west, was recovered dormant astatine his Glebe location connected August 30.

His adjacent friend, 43-year-old Angel Mounce-Stephens, was recovered dormant hours aboriginal successful her Newtown residence.

Their deaths follow NSW Health’s nationalist warning astir contaminated drugs circulating successful the area, particularly those tainted with potent opioids.

Social media has been flooded with tributes pursuing Mr Caldwell and Ms Mounce-Stephens’ deaths.

“Heartbreaking news... May your psyche remainder successful bid some of you. My condolences spell retired to the Caldwell/Fernando families, feeling for you mob,” erstwhile boxer and NRL prima Anthony Mundine posted Facebook.

Family and friends person remembered Mr Caldwell arsenic a “loving guy” who strived to assistance others.

“Absolutely devastated to perceive of your passing. Everyone successful our assemblage has a dense bosom contiguous and the satellite is simply a small little agleam without you... Thank you for being the beingness of the enactment and supporting me,” person of the household Shanell Dargan wrote.

“You were my large member connected TikTok and I’ll ne'er hide the other mile you’d ever spell for me... Thank you for ever being truthful positive,” influencer Jasmin Mitwali said.

“Can’t judge Humdinger is gone. Such a amusive loving guy, precise affirmative and I loved watching his videos, condolences to household and friends,” different wrote.

NSW Health main addiction medicine specializer Dr Hester Wilson said heroin overdoses could rapidly effect from a azygous line.

“It is important that radical recognise the signs of an opioid overdose aboriginal and know-how to respond,” helium said.

“Opioids specified arsenic heroin tin origin pinpoint pupils, drowsiness, nonaccomplishment of consciousness, slowed breathing/snoring and tegument turning blue/grey and tin beryllium life-threatening.

“Heroin and different opioids tin beryllium sold arsenic oregon recovered successful cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA (ecstasy).

“You cannot ever archer the quality betwixt these drugs by appearance.

“In airy of this detection, radical who usage drugs specified arsenic cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA oregon opioids should transportation naloxone.”

Anyone who witnesses idiosyncratic experiencing unexpected symptoms aft utilizing drugs should telephone triple 0 immediately, oregon question urgent aesculapian care.

Experts besides suggest radical transportation naloxone which should beryllium fixed instantly arsenic an important lifesaving medicine that reverses the effect of opioids.

Naloxone does not necessitate a medicine and is escaped for anyone astatine hazard of opioid overdose successful NSW.

It is disposable arsenic an casual to usage nasal spray oregon injection from immoderate pharmacies and different wellness services.

- With NCA Newswire.

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