JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a baby has died after being found unresponsive at day care on Tuesday afternoon.
Police responded to the Happy Acres Ranch Day Care off Atlantic Boulevard.
The child, a 13-month-old boy, was put down for a nap at 12:30 p.m. At 2:30 p.m., he was found to be unresponsive.
JSO said no foul play is suspected at this time.
Sky Action News Jax was above the day care during the investigation:
Happy Acres Ranch Day Care posted this statement on their Facebook page:
<b><span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase='"' data-grammar-rule="EN_QUOTES" data-wsc-lang="en_US">"</span></b>Our heartfelt condolences go out to the parents of one of our children who was transported to the hospital this afternoon. A situation like this is devastating for everyone <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="involved and" data-grammar-rule="COMMA_COMPOUND_SENTENCE" data-wsc-lang="en_US">involved and</span> we respectfully ask for privacy on behalf of the family at this time. Happy Acres has a long history of dedicated and compassionate care for our children. We are fully cooperating with the Department of Children and <span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase="Families but" data-grammar-rule="COMMA_COMPOUND_SENTENCE" data-wsc-lang="en_US">Families but</span> we will not be able to provide any further comment on this matter at this time.
Happy Acres will be open tomorrow, Wednesday Nov 26, closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, and open on Friday Nov 28 and resume a full schedule next week.<span class="wsc-grammar-problem" data-grammar-phrase='"' data-grammar-rule="EN_QUOTES" data-wsc-lang="en_US">"</span>
A GoFundMe has been set up in memory of the baby boy.
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