3-year-old boy dies in Satellite Beach hotel room accident
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A 3-year-old boy died Thursday night after he was found unresponsive inside a room at the Americas Best Value Inn in Satellite Beach, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.Investigators said the death appears to be accidental, based on initial investigative findings and preliminary autopsy results. Authorities have not released a specific cause of death.Deputies responded to the hotel at 180 A1A around 8 p.m. Thursday after receiving a report of a child not breathing.According to the Sheriff’s Office, the boy was playing inside the room while his mother was outside on the balcony. When she went inside to check on him, she found him unresponsive and immediately called for help.Brevard County Fire Rescue personnel provided aid before the child was taken to a local hospital. Despite lifesaving efforts, he was later pronounced dead.The investigation remains ongoing. The Sheriff’s Office has not released the child’s name.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to cont