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 ...

An Illinois boy – who had just celebrated his sixth birthday – tragically died after inhaling helium from a Mylar balloon, family and officials said. Gunner Hyatt likely suffocated to death ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gunner Hyatt likely suffocated and died after inhaling helium from the balloon last Thursday, May 29, WFIE reported. Hyatt, who had just celebrated his sixth birthday ... due to a Mylar-helium ...