Westminster child’s death

This afternoon this statement from Oconee Coroner Karl Addis:

“A 5 year-old Westminster boy died early Saturday morning (August 5, 2023) in the pediatric intensive care unit at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital.  He died at 12:27 am.

Daniel Elijah Stancil, of Westminster, sustained a cardiac arrest event at his home on Thursday evening, August 3, 2023 at approximately 6:00 pm.

Daniel sustained an airway obstruction on a small sheet metal type screw.  EMS was able to remove the screw during their resuscitation efforts.  Daniel was initially transported to the emergency department at Oconee Memorial Hospital prior to be transferred to Greenville.

An autopsy was conducted; Daniel died from complications of asphyxiation due to a foreign body airway obstruction.

His manner of death is classified accidental.”