Not yet, I don’t think

It’s not nearly as user friendly as reddit yet. People won’t spend the time to figure it out.

They didn’t ignore it, I saw stories about it in a couple of places. However you get your news, your algorithm figured you wouldn’t care.

What should the media have done? Ignore it? Just assume they were dead, even though the USCG and Navy didn’t make that assumption?

Fentanyl is certainly scary, but law enforcement folks really exaggerate the risk of incidental exposure. They’re so scared of it, they imagine the symptoms of intoxication. The DEA has guidance for first responders -

Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders - DEA.gov https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/Publications/Final STANDARD size of Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Respond....pdf