JACKSON, S.C. (WJBF) – The death of a 3-year-old girl is currently under investigation in Aiken County.
Aiken County Coroner Darryl M. Ables tells us that, on Sunday, Aiken EMS was called to a home on the 100 block of Ellen Drive in Jackson for an ‘unresponsive child’.
According to the incident report, the parent of the unresponsive child told the responding officer that she was in her bedroom doing homework while the child was asleep, and she says the child had been sleep for two hours.
The incident report continues with the parent saying that one of her other children was trying to wake up the child, but when she tried to get the other child to stop, she noticed what appeared to be vomit on the bed.
The parent says she called her mother who then called 911, and the incident report also states that the child’s father was also present in the home.
The incident reports that everyone in the residence told the responding officer that they were unsure what the unresponsive child had gotten into, and she had no known medical issues.
The child, now identified as Riley Scott, was transported to Children’s Hospital of Georgia where she was pronounced dead.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday to determine her cause of death.
The Coroner’s Office and the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.
According to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, no arrests have been made in this case at this time.
Count on NewsChannel 6 for more details as they become available.
