Kids reportedly playing darts with used syringes in B.C. park

A group of children in Saanich, B.C., are lucky to have walked away unscathed after reportedly playing withused syringes they found in a local park.

Police saytheyresponded to a call at 8:30 a.m. PT Monday from a concerned citizen at Hampton Park.

The caller said they saw a group of kids playing darts in the park but instead of darts, the kids werethrowing syringes.

Police say no one was seen touching the needles when they arrived, but officers spoke with kids and parents at the scene and collected the needles for proper disposal.

According to Island Health, discarded syringes should be handled with care while wearing work gloves.

They should be placed in a metal or hard plastic container with a lid and dropped off at an appropriate location, such as a participating pharmacy or local public health unit.

A list of drop-off locations is available at towardtheheart.com.