Three-Year-Old Boy Found in Cardiac Arrest at Cheongju Daycare as Police Investigate
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- A three-year-old boy was found in cardiac arrest while napping at a daycare center in Cheongju's Seowon district.
- Emergency responders took him to a hospital, and he was reportedly not known to have any underlying illness.
- Police are reviewing security-camera footage and staff statements to determine what happened.
A three-year-old boy was found in cardiac arrest while taking a nap at a daycare center in Mipyeong-dong, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, South Korea.
Police and firefighters said a childcare worker called emergency services at about 2:52 p.m. after finding that the child was not breathing. Responders transported him to a hospital in cardiac-arrest condition.
The boy was reportedly not known to have any significant pre-existing illness. Police are examining the daycare's closed-circuit television footage and collecting statements from staff as they investigate the circumstances of the incident.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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