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18-month-old toddler
Coverage of 18-month-old toddler in the Nexus archive.
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- No charges for parents of toddler found breathing in hospital morgue hours after near-drowning
Parents of an 18-month-old toddler who nearly drowned at a Super Bowl party and was later found alive in a hospital morgue will not face criminal charges. Prosecutors determined there was insufficient evidence to prove the parents' actions constituted a gross deviation from reasonable care.
- Toddler found alive in hospital morgue after being mistakenly pronounced dead by doctor
An 18-month-old toddler was mistakenly pronounced dead by a doctor at a hospital in Arizona but was later found alive in the morgue. The child had been in a backyard pool during a Super Bowl party and was revived after being declared dead, with parents admitting to marijuana use and neglect. The hospital stated it is reviewing care protocols.