Body of autistic New York boy found in South Carolina pond

(Reuters) – The body of a 4-year-old New York autistic boy who had gone missing two days earlier from his grandmother’s house in South Carolina was found in a nearby pond on Friday, police said. An autopsy performed on Jayden Morrison of White Plains is expected to show that he died of accidental drowning, and there is no indication of foul play, said Lieutenant Raul Denis, spokesman for the Horry County Police Department. The family, including the boy’s twin brother, who is also autistic, had traveled to the grandmother’s second home in South Carolina for the holidays, Denis said. …
Go to Source

Language barriers and fear of police may prevent minority 911 calls

By Shereen Lehman (Reuters) – In poor, mostly Latino areas of Denver, Colorado, people who suffer cardiac arrest are less likely to get help in part because distrust of law enforcement and language barriers stop bystanders from calling 911 or learning CPR, researchers say. “We always sort of take it for granted the people will call 911, and this is the first study to really take a step back and say, gosh there’s real barriers that we need to talk about,” said Dr. Comilla Sasson, who led the new study. …
Go to Source

1 7 8 9 10 11 55