Lyon County infant death under investigation

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The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 9-month-old boy Thursday morning.

According to Lt. Bryan Veil, officers and paramedics were called to an Ardmore Street home in Silver Springs about 11 a.m. Thursday on a report of child not breathing. Attempts to resuscitate the boy were unsuccessful.  

Lyon County sheriff's dispatch logs indicate the child was found in a bed and perhaps suffocated.

The name of the child was not disclosed. The cause of death is under investigation.