Updated
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – The Lewis County coroner announced yesterday nothing suspicious was found during an autopsy of an 8-month-old Toledo area baby.
Deputies responded about 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday to the 200 block of Foster Creek Road where the father said he’d found the infant boy in his crib not breathing, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
CPR was conducted and medics responded as well, but the child was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the death, but has not revealed why.
Coroner Warren McLeod indicated yesterday there were no signs of trauma to the baby and he doesn’t yet know what caused the death.
It could take three to four months to get back the results of tests, information he needs to make a determination, according to McLeod. The tests are ones automatically done on unexplained infant or child deaths, he said.
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For background, read “News brief: Infant death investigation underway in Toledo area” from Thursday March 5, 2015, here
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