A year-and-a-half-old child from a chareidi family in Arad choked to death in his home while playing on Tuesday. United Hatzalah volunteers responded to the medical emergency and performed CPR on the boy, who was found in cardiac arrest.

United Hatzalah EMT Yoram Cohen who was one of the first responders at the scene said: “Together with EMS personnel I attempted to resuscitate the boy and we performed CPR for a lengthy period of time in an attempt to save his life. Unfortunately, at the end of our efforts paramedics at the scene were forced to pronounce his death.”

Police from the Negev district also responded and a probe into the tragedy is underway to determine there was no foul play.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)