'I think my dad is dead': Boy, 8, calls 911 after his father overdoses on heroin in a parking lot

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An eight-year-old Wisconsin boy is being hailed as a hero for calling 911 after his father allegedly overdosed on heroin and nearly lost his life. 

The boy, named Christopher, thought he had lost his father forever when he called for help around 5.45pm on Wednesday. 

'I think my dad is dead,' he tearfully told the dispatcher. 'He's not waking up for anything.'

Christopher's father was slumped over the driver's seat and the keys were still in the ignition of the car, parked in front of a school district building in Waukesha.

The boy's two younger brothers, aged four and six, were also in the backseat. 

An eight-year-old boy called 911 after his father allegedly overdosed on heroin in this parking lot behind the Waukesha School District administration building in Wisconsin 

Dispatchers worked to figure out where the boy was, asking Christopher to describe the area around him.

'Do you know exactly where you are?' one dispatcher asked him. 

'No, I have no clue,' replied Christopher. 

'Are you able to describe what is around you right now?' the dispatcher asked. 

'There's a lot of trees,' Christopher replied, also describing that he was by a building with large windows and saw houses located behind a fence. 

As dispatchers worked to use GPS to ping the family's location, a Good Samaritan stopped by to help Christopher, according to WISN. 

The man gave the dispatcher the exact address of the Waukesha School District administration building and described the scary scene. 

'The father is in the driver seat slumped over,' he told them. 'Not responding or anything.' 

'I don't know what's going on. I just walked in to a meeting. Doesn't look good, if you could get someone here that'd be great.' 

A Good Samaritan who was walking into a meeting at the building (pictured) was able to give dispatchers the exact address of where the family was 

The Good Samaritan took Christopher's father's pulse and found out he was alive. 

Two minutes after Christopher rang 911, first responders were at the scene.    

Paramedics helped Christopher's father regain consciousness at the scene and he was taken to a hospital for further treatment, according to TMJ4.  

Investigators believe he had used drugs and the pulled over into the parking lot. He will face charges as soon as he is released.

Christopher and his younger brothers were handed over to their mother. 

Waukesha police hailed Christopher for his quick thinking and bravery. 

'Just a great job by the eight-year-old,' Lt Kevin Rice told WISN.

'Unbelievable maturity in his ability to recognize his dad was in distress and to do the right thing and literally save his dad's life. 

'The real tragedy here,' he added, 'Is these children had to witness their father go through a drug overdose.'