A boy aged 12 went into a coma after he suffocated himself with the ropes of the swing on which he played. The child’s father found him unconscious, with the ropes around his neck, and immediately called an ambulance. The incident happened in Farladenii Noi, Causeni. The boy was taken to Chisinau by the “Aviasan” service and was admitted to the pediatric reanimatology section of the Mother and Child Center.

Tamara Procopie, press officer of the Causeni Police Inspectorate, has told IPN that the swing was tied with two ropes to a tree branch in the family’s yard. It seems that the boy rotated around the swing’s axis and, when it gathered speed, he couldn’t stop it.

Contacted by IPN, the head of the pediatric reanimatology section Ana Oglinda said they cannot yet say anything about the boy’s state. The doctors are offering him the necessary medical care.