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tragic accident. good evening. i m brian bolter. and i m shawn yancy. a 17-month-old found dead in an apartment after having choked on something found in every house in america. reporter: despite the warnings experts say these accidents are a lot more common than you think. a child dies about once a month. in fact, it s considered one of the top five household hazards. the tragedy began unfolding just before noon in a bedroom of this ground floor silver spring apartment. the preliminary investigation is the little guy had been put down for a nap in his crib and had he gotten out of his crib and was playing with he had gotten out of his crib and was playing with the blinds cord and got caught up into it. reporter: caught up in the metal chain cord of a vertical blind, there was a frantic call to 911, but it was too late. the 17-month-old little boy did not survive and in this tight knit northwest park community full of children, the news is devastating. i m s ....

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