A five-month-old baby passed away on Sunday after losing consciousness at her babysitter in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem.

The babysitter found her unconscious at about 1 p.m. and called rescue services. MDA and Hatzalah paramedics quickly arrived at the scene and carried out resuscitation attempts while evacuating her to Shaare Tzedek Hospital. Sadly, she was pronounced dead shortly later.

Hatzalah paramedics Yosef Gotthold and Eli Roth said, “We performed CPR on the baby and evacuated her to a hospital in critical condition while continuing resuscitation techniques. Due to the nature of the incident, Chusan teams—the United Hatzalah’s mental first aid unit—were also called to the scene.”

MDA paramedic Daniel Elyakim said, “When we arrived at the scene, the baby was unconscious, without a pulse, and not breathing. We provided him with medical treatment and performed prolonged resuscitation attempts and evacuated him to the hospital, where the doctors continued to fight for his life.”

The police announced that they opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.

A statement from Shaare Tzedek Hospital said, “A five-month-old baby was brought to the pediatric intensive care unit in critical condition while undergoing extensive resuscitation in the field. Resuscitation efforts continued at the intensive care unit, but unfortunately she was pronounced dead. We share in the family’s grief.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)