Sheriff’s deputies and medics responded to a report of an unresponsive child around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 28 in the 400 block of South Elm Street in Bunker Hill.
BUNKER HILL, Ind. — A death investigation is underway after a child was found dead Thursday morning in Miami County.
Miami County sheriff’s deputies and medics responded to a report of an unresponsive child around 6:30 a.m. May 28 in the 400 block of South Elm Street, near South Railroad Street and West 800 South, in Bunker Hill.
Despite lifesaving efforts, first responders were unable to revive the child.
The Miami County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, along with the Miami County Coroner’s Office, are conducting a death investigation.
“Since this is an active investigation, no other details will be released at this time,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a news release.
The Bunker Hill Town Marshal’s Office, Pipe Creek Fire Department, Parkview EMS and Indiana State Police also assisted at the scene.
Bunker Hill is approximately 75 miles north of downtown Indianapolis.