Overview
- The child, identified as Chinmay Gowda, choked on a hibiscus kept at the house entrance in Dodda Hejjur in Hunsur, Mysuru district.
- Family members rushed him to a nearby hospital in Hanagodu and then to a private hospital in Mysuru, where doctors declared him brought dead from an airway blockage.
- Accounts differ on whether the hibiscus was fresh or dried, though both reports attribute the fatal obstruction to the flower material.
- Medical experts note that babies between six and twelve months often put objects in their mouths, which can block the airway within seconds.
- Doctors advise close watch over infants, removal of loose pooja materials from reach, and learning choking first aid such as back blows and chest thrusts.