Mother warns other parents after 9-month-old baby dies from choking on balloon

Saturday, June 30, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS (KTRK) -- An Indianapolis mother has a warning for other parents after her baby choked to death on a balloon.

Katie Chamberlain and her four boys were filling up water balloons last month when her 9-month-old son Justin accidentally swallowed one.
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Chamberlain said Justin started to turn blue, so she rushed over to give him CPR but it was too late.

"It was just so fast. I couldn't even get to him fast enough before the balloon was gone and he couldn't breathe anymore," Chamberlain said
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Doctors say balloons are one of the most deadly choking hazards for children.

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