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Infant found dead after sleeping in bed with parents

Early investigation revealed the infant was placed into the bed with her parents the night before. When the parents woke up, they found the infant not breathing.
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UNION, Mo. – Police are investigating after an infant died in Union Monday morning.

According to a police report, officers responded to a home on Old Highway 50 around 8:50 a.m. for an infant who was in ‘cardiac arrest.’

When officers arrived on scene, they found an infant girl was not breathing and had no pulse. She was transported to a hospital in Washington and pronounced dead.

Early investigation revealed the infant was placed into the bed with her parents the night before. When the parents woke up, they found the infant not breathing.

No other details have been released. An official cause of death has not been released.

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