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7-month-old suffocates on couch

Parents are grieving baby's death

Updated: Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012, 5:48 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 25 Jul 2012, 5:48 PM EDT

HASTINGS, Mich. (WOOD) - A 7-month-old infant apparently suffocated after pushing itself under a sofa arm cushion, Hastings police said Wednesday.

On Monday morning, a 911 call by a relative to the police said the infant on the sofa not breathing. A pulse was re-established at a nearby hospital, but the infant was transported to a Grand Rapids hospital and died the next day.

The family is grieving their loss.

Officials remind everyone about the proper sleeping arrangements for infants.

Previously on woodtv.com:

Safety guidelines for sleeping babies

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