Six-month-old boy swallows hibiscus flower, dies in Mysuru's Hunsur

In a tragic incident, a six-month-old baby boy died on Saturday, after accidentally swallowing a hibiscus flower that had been placed on the doorstep for a puja at his residence in Doddahajjuru village of Hunsur taluk.

The deceased, Chinmayi Gowda, was the second son of Sudarshan and Navya. The tragedy occurred while the infant was playing with his elder brother inside the house.

According to officials, the child picked up the hibiscus flower (Dasavala)used for worship and swallowed it. Within moments, he experienced severe respiratory distress and struggled to breathe.

His parents immediately rushed him to the Hanagodu hospital for emergency care, but the child failed to respond to the treatment and passed away.

Hunsur Rural Police Station PSI Radha confirmed the incident and stated that no formal case has been registered in connection with the accidental death.