JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a boy died Friday night after becoming tangled in chains on a swing at a park in Northwest Jacksonville.
#JSO is working a death investigation of a child in the 8700 Sibbald Rd. Media will be addressed at 9pm at Sibbald Rd and Archery Ave.
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) November 18, 2017
Officers responded at 6:15 p.m. to Charles "Boobie" Clark Park on Sibbald Road, where they found an unresponsive 10-year-old boy who JSO has identified as NaShon Green.
Earlier, NaShon's mother walked with NaShon and her other three kids -- ages 9, 6 and 4 -- to play at the park. NaShon was standing on the swing, police said.
When the mother looked back at the boy, she saw the chains of the swing wrapped around the his neck. She took him down from the swing and called 911.
10 year old child at the park was on a swing when he got entangled in the chains and they wrapped around his neck. Child died at the hospital. At this time, the death is being investigated as a tragic accident and foul play is not suspected. https://t.co/lCOrhRPBGd
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) November 18, 2017
NaShon was taken to UF Health Jacksonville, where he died from his injuries.
The child's mother and other children are being questioned, but police said no foul play is suspected and the incident is being called a tragic accident by JSO.
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HAPPENING NOW: #JSO investigating a death reported off 8700 Sibbald Rd. @ActionNewsJax crew is headed to scene. pic.twitter.com/2V2qCkexVU
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) November 18, 2017
#BREAKING: JSO is working a death investigation of a child on Sibbald Rd. I'm headed to the scene @ActionNewsJax
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) November 18, 2017
JSO says 10 year old got tangled in chains on swing & died. No foul play is suspected. Police call it a "tragic accident" pic.twitter.com/EwQi7tNOQ9
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) November 18, 2017
Police say mother was at park with 4 kids and she looked away for a second when she turned around her child was unconscious on the swing. Taken to UF health where child pronounced dead @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/I5AMOBAdlz
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) November 18, 2017
Police say mother was at park with 4 kids and she looked away for a second when she turned around her child was unconscious on the swing. Taken to UF health where child pronounced dead @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/I5AMOBAdlz
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) November 18, 2017
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