Boy dies after becoming entangled in window blind cord

JACKSONVILLE — A 4-year-old Jacksonville boy died Tuesday in what police are calling an accident at a home. According to our news partner KETK, officers responding to a report of an unresponsive child on Beaumont Street found a four-year-old boy unconscious. First responders and EMS workers attempted life-saving measures as he was taken to UT Health in Jacksonville, but he was later pronounced dead. Investigators at the scene said witnesses reported the boy became entangled in a cord attached to window blinds. Police say it appears the child struggled to free himself prior to becoming unconscious. Relatives quickly found the child and called 911. An autopsy was ordered, but officers believe the incident was “a tragic accident.”