One-year-old dies after coconut piece gets stuck in throat

HYDERABAD: In a tragic incident, a one-year-old baby died after a piece of coconut got stuck in his throat. The incident happened in Telangana Sunday early morning at 4.30 am. The baby was suffocated to death while going to the hospital.

Police said the piece of coconut used for the pooja got stuck in his throat. As the baby was crying, his parents gave him a piece of coconut to play with. It got stuck in his throat and though he was rushed to the hospital, his life could not be saved.