NOME, Alaska (AP) — Two young brothers died on the same day — a newborn who was found not breathing and a 3-year-old who was hit by a sport utility vehicle.
"It is a very sad story," said Nome Police Chief Ralph Taylor. "The first brother who died was a newborn infant."
Taylor said Catherine Kakaruk, the children's mother, discovered upon waking Thursday that her 6-day-old son, Brandon, was not breathing.
The child was rushed to Norton Sound Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 10 a.m., Taylor said.
The baby's body was sent to the medical examiner's office in Anchorage for an autopsy. The results were not yet available.
About 6 1/2 hours later, the mother called police to report that her 3-year-old son had been hit by a vehicle. Jacob Kakaruk was struck after running into the street near where he lived, Taylor said.