7 month old dies in Bolivar county 06-23-08
A BOLIVAR COUNTY INFANT IS DEAD AND OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY. INVESTIGATOR CHARLIE GRIFFIN SAYS A MOUND BAYOU MOTHER FOUND HER SEVEN-MONTH-OLD SON UNRESPONSIVE THIS MORNING. SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED 9-1-1. EVEN THOUGH PARAMEDICS RACED THE INFANT TO BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER, GRIFFIN SAYS THE LITTLE ONE DIED BEFORE GETTING TO THE HOSPITAL. DOCTORS BELIEVE THE INFANT DIED FROM SIDS, OR SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. HOWEVER, AN AUTOPSY HAS BEEN ORDERED TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF HIS DEATH.