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Two-Year-Old Dies After Asphyxiation at Soci Nursery in Tuscany

Investigators work to determine whether the fatal incident involved a garment snag or a choking episode.

Overview

  • Nursery staff raised the alarm, prompting 118 responders and the Pegaso air ambulance to rush to the facility.
  • Medical teams attempted resuscitation on site but were unable to revive the child.
  • Carabinieri from the Bibbiena company opened an investigation and are interviewing witnesses to reconstruct what happened.
  • Early accounts differ between a jacket catching on a branch and the possibility of food causing the obstruction.
  • Reports say the emergency unfolded in the nursery garden, and the mayor of Bibbiena arrived shortly after the incident.