A 7-month-old infant who choked on a plastic bag at his home in Bnei Brak died Thursday evening, according to reports. Emergency medical teams performed resuscitation and transported him to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, where he was pronounced dead.
On Friday morning, updated details emerged regarding the tragic death of an infant in Bnei Brak on Thursday evening. The infant, now identified as 7 months old, choked on a plastic bag at his home. Emergency medical teams performed prolonged resuscitation and evacuated him to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, where he was pronounced dead.
The incident unfolded Thursday evening. At 21:22 Jerusalem, Magen David Adom received an emergency call regarding an infant who had lost consciousness. At 22:04 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the infant was in critical condition after choking on a plastic bag. Within the same hour, the desk confirmed the infant's death, initially with limited details. The age was first reported as six months; this morning's update corrected it to 7 months.
The incident occurred in Bnei Brak. In a separate tragedy, as The Zioneer reported on June 27, a one-month-old infant was found unresponsive at her home in the city and later died. That case remains under investigation.
The circumstances of the choking incident remain under investigation by authorities.
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