By Associated Press - Thursday, May 12, 2016

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a 1-year-old child apparently choked to death while eating lunch at a day care center in Greenville.

Coroner Parks Evans tells local media outlets that Sydney Ryan Alongio of Greenville was reported not breathing shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Creative Kids Child Development Center.

The child was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later.



An autopsy was scheduled Thursday.

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