Posted on 10/14/2014 2:02:24 PM PDT by BBell
PLEASANT HILL, La. (AP) -- A 10-month-old infant is being treated at University Health in Shreveport after being trapped underneath the decomposing body of her father for up to three days.
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Horrific.
The 5 year old may have thought he Dad was sleeping. If this man died so quickly, his heart or general condition may have slowly been running down, meaning the boy was used to seeing his Dad sleeping or resting much of the time. Not everyone teaches their toddler how to use the phone that early, or perhaps the phone was not within reach.
I can’t imagine how I would have reacted at that age, but lucky for the baby, he did finally let someone know who then chose to ‘get involved’. That’s another thing. Some folks these days drill it into their kids heads Not to Talk To Strangers, EVER!
OMG!!!! Heavenly Father, please be with the children in this their hour of need, and all their days ahead.
Really sad commentary on today’s society that this type of thing can happen so often. I’m grateful for nosey neighbors for this very reason. Sometimes, I are one.
Amen.
A few years ago I read about a Boy Scout who was swept downstream after falling out of a raft. He was wearing a PFD and made his way to shore to be found a couple days later. Where he was found had been searched. He said a guy came by on a horse shouting his name but since he was a stranger, the boy hid.
I teach my trail life kids that if they are lost and someone comes by shouting their name. It’s ok.
You’re doing the right thing. Even though there are some very sassy, grown up sounding kids these days who could ‘out-draw’ us in phone use readiness, some children still do listen to exactly what we say, and take it quite literally.
As soon as our kids were old enough to recognize 911 on the phone, age 3, I called the sheriff’s office and the deputy let them practice calling.
What a great idea
Well, you know, he’s only 5. I’m surprised the baby wasn’t crying, or didn’t suffocate. It can’t have been more than a day or two or wouldn’t the infant have died too?
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