Preliminary autopsy findings indicate that Hyatt’s cause of death was consistent with suffocation due to a Mylar-helium filled balloon, Keepes said. Additional testing will be required to ...

A 6-year-old boy was suffocated by a Mylar balloon, Illinois officials said. Screengrab from Keepes Funeral Home A “rare but devastating” accident occurred when a 6-year-old boy was suffocated ...

WABASH COUNTY, Ill. (WFIE/Gray News) - An ongoing investigation into the death of a child in Illinois revealed that he likely suffocated from a balloon. Coroner Shaun Keepes said he was called to ...

According to Keepes, preliminary findings of the autopsy indicate the cause of death is consistent with suffocation due to a Mylar-helium filled balloon. The coroner’s office is now hoping to raise ...