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Baby Dies at Day Care in Millsboro

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MILLSBORO, Del. (AP) - Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a 10-month-old baby boy at a Millsboro daycare.

Police say they got a 911 call about the baby on Wednesday afternoon. Police say a daycare worker reported finding the baby unresponsive when trying to wake him from a nap. The baby was pronounced dead at a hospital soon after.

The Delaware Division of Forensic Science is working to determine how the baby died.

Police released no other details about the baby's death and did not immediately respond to a request for more information Thursday morning.

Detectives are investigating.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.