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An eight-year-old boy has died after eating strawberries purchased at a school fundraiser.
The child from Madisonville Kentucky was found unresponsive on Friday morning after experiencing allergy-like symptoms the night before, according to his parents.
Police were called to the home at around 6.30am on March 15 after the family attempted to wake the boy up for school.
He was pronounced deceased 'a short time later', Madisonville Police Department reports.
The young boy developed a rash after eating strawberries from a joint fundraiser for Madisonville North Hopkins High School and Hopkins County Central High School Athletics on Thursday.
An eight-year-old boy has tragically diedafter eating strawberries purchased at a joint fundraiser for Hopkins County Central High School Athletics (pictured) and Madisonville North Hopkins High School
The health department has issued a warning to the community to not consume the strawberries following the event
As his symptoms continued into the evening, the boy's parents gave him an antihistamine and a bath, according to Fox News.
However, his symptoms only became worse, with his family deciding to take him to a local hospital at around 10.30 pm that same night.
Hospital employees claim the child was one of several people who arrived at their local emergency room after consuming strawberries from the fundraiser, Today
