UPDATE: Police Believe Child Died From Natural Causes
KSAL Staff - Fri 10:26 AM 05/11/2012
Salina Police work the scene Friday morning.
Salina Police believe that a 3-month-old child who died Friday morning died from natural causes.
Police and EMS were called to the Gold Key Apartments at 217 West Ash at around 9:45 Friday morning to the report of a baby not breathing. EMS first responders to the scene found the baby to be deceased.
The baby has been identified as 3-month-old William Hartman.
Police say that there does not appear to be any foul play, and that William died of natural causes. An autopsy will be conducted.
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RONNIEMUR
Friday 11 May 2012 10:29 Report this comment
So sad.
missmanners
Friday 11 May 2012 11:04 Report this comment
Prayers for this family. Pray that it was a natural cause and not another abuse case.
Iamgonnagetu
Friday 11 May 2012 13:00 Report this comment
There is alot more as there were police everywhere. This was going on right in front of the city county building.
t-bone
Friday 11 May 2012 14:07 Report this comment
iamgonnagetu, we'll call you dumba?? 2
frustrating
Friday 11 May 2012 15:11 Report this comment
My heart is aching for you and your family you sweet little one! I know your parents are traumatized by this tragedy!
getumgranny
Friday 11 May 2012 18:08 Report this comment
How does a 3month old pass away from natural causes? And please, I am sincerely wondering about this so no smart a$$ comments. How horrible for the family. Prayers to all of them.
ksgirl75
Friday 11 May 2012 18:15 Report this comment
@getumgranny Natural causes could be a number of things. SIDS is the most common in babies that young.
getumgranny
Friday 11 May 2012 18:18 Report this comment
Oh, ok, I guess I did not realize SIDS would be natural causes, I think of natural causes as something elderly people would pass away from. Very Sad.
Iamgonnagetu
Friday 11 May 2012 19:07 Report this comment
Tbone they won't print what I call you.
RONNIEMUR
Friday 11 May 2012 21:30 Report this comment
I know I've said this before but the comments on here that have nothing to do with the actual article are so juvenile and unnecessary. I would love for you to look the parents of this child in their eye and explain to them why it is so funny to engage in this banter. A child died and you cannot wait to call eachother names. I hope you are ashamed at how you will have made the family feel when they look at the comments, expecting condolences, but instead they see that some used the comment section of their child's article to ridicule eachothernand left no sign that you care for the loss of this young life.
t-bone
Sunday 13 May 2012 08:31 Report this comment
and they lived happily ever after
WhoCares
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:06 Report this comment
Ronnie...what are you complaining about? Your ranting on over nothing. Not one comment on this section is downgrading this baby in anyway, nor is anyone downgrading the parents. Getum asked a sincere question, ksgirl gave an honest answer, and I agree with her. The only one who should get his a$$ knocked on the ground is tbone.
WhoCares
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:07 Report this comment
iamgonnagetu, anytime there is a death, there are lots of police around, they have to collect evidence in case of foul play. But it looks as if this baby's death was by Natural Causes...
RONNIEMUR
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:45 Report this comment
@ whocares, Obviously I wasn't talking about the comments from missmanners, granny or ksgirl.
GETALIFE674
Sunday 13 May 2012 09:47 Report this comment
ronnie how about all your comments? you violate your own so called rule.
KSSimNut
Sunday 13 May 2012 10:54 Report this comment
As a parent that has buried one of his own children I am deeply sorry for the family's loss and I pray this family will get through these challenging times.
RONNIEMUR
Sunday 13 May 2012 18:42 Report this comment
@Getalife, do elaborate.
pops67401
Monday 14 May 2012 07:49 Report this comment
As a new pap to a month old little boy this about takes the breath out of me. So many things have changed over the years about SIDS that i don't know what to do anymore. I pray my grandson stays healthy and that we do everything right. but sometimes terrible things happen and there is no answer for why. To those ready to pounce on the family your sick and should crawl back under your rock.