1-year-old’s death investigated in Aiken County

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is investigating the death of a 1-year-old child.

Just after 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aiken County Emergency Medical Service responded to a call of an unresponsive child at a home on L&L Lane, just Aiken.

Coroner Darryl Ables said the child was in cardiac arrest when first responders arrived and was then taken to Aiken Regional Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.

The child was identified as Alexavia Aguirre.

The child will be autopsied Tuesday morning in Newberry to determine the cause of death.

An investigation will be conducted by the Aiken County Coroner’s Office and Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.

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