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Wisconsin infant dies after swallowing balloon animal piece at Halloween party

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Cody, D. (2026, November 1). Wisconsin infant dies after swallowing balloon animal piece at Halloween party. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/31/us-news/wisconsin-infant-dies-after-swallowing-balloon-animal-piece-at-halloween-party/

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A Wisconsin infant named Don’Vayaire Avita-Mays died two days before his first birthday after swallowing a piece of a balloon animal at a Halloween party on October 24. The mother, Kisha Avita-Wilson, described the tragic incident where her son bit into a popped balloon and a tied-up part got stuck in his esophagus despite efforts to remove it immediately. Emergency responders were unable to save the baby, leading Avita-Wilson to advocate for stricter regulations on the sale and marketing of balloons due to their dangers to young children.

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A Wisconsin infant named Don’Vayaire Avita-Mays, affectionately called "Baby Don," died on October 24, just two days before his first birthday, after swallowing a piece of a balloon animal at a Halloween party. His mother, Kisha Avita-Wilson, told NBC Chicago that while they were keeping balloons away from Baby Don, one popped and he grabbed the tied-up part, which then lodged in his esophagus. Despite attempts by his mother to perform CPR and remove the object with her fingers, and first responders' efforts using a tube and pliers, their actions could not save him. The tragic incident highlights the dangers of balloon decorations at parties for young children.

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🔮 Devastated mother Kisha Avita-Wilson told NBC Chicago that her son, Don’Vayaire Avita-Mays — affectionately known as “Baby Don” by family — died on Oct. 24, just two days before his first birthday at the party.

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A Wisconsin baby died in a horrific accident after a balloon animal popped and lodged in his esophagus at a Halloween party, according to a report. uncertain

animal → die → report

Devastated mother Kisha Avita-Wilson told NBC Chicago that her son, Don’Vayaire Avita-Mays — affectionately known as “Baby Don” by family — died on Oct. 24, just two days before his first birthday at the party. asserted

son → tell → party

“We were keeping the balloons away from Baby Don, and one of the balloons came undone,” Avita-Wilson told the outlet. asserted

Wilson → keep → outlet

“He grabbed it, and he bit it, and when he bit it, it shot the tied-up part into the bottom of his esophagus,” she recounted. asserted

she → grab → esophagus

“I grabbed him immediately out of his car seat. asserted

I → grab → seat

I performed CPR … asserted

I → perform → CPR

I stuck my fingers down his throat,” Avita-Wilson continued. asserted

Wilson → stick → throat

“The person that I was with tried to do the same things also, and he turned blue immediately and went into cardiac arrest asserted

he → try → arrest

First responders rushed to remove the rubber piece from the 11-month-old’s throat with a tube and pliers, but their efforts were tragically in vain. asserted

efforts → rush → vain

“It was nothing that we could have done to save my baby boy,” Avita-Wilson said. uncertain

Wilson → do → boy

“I don’t like to talk about him in past tense, but he isn’t here with us any longer.” asserted

he → like → us

Avita-Wilson, who is currently seven months pregnant, has experienced contractions and premature dilation due to the severe stress of her grief, according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family’s funeral expenses. uncertain

who → experience → expenses

“He was a handsome little boy whose laugh was infectious, whose smile could light up any room, and who was loved by so many,” Avita-Wilson’s aunt, Mary Lott, wrote in the GoFundMe description. uncertain

aunt → light → description

“We ask that everyone continues to pray for Kisha, her girls and especially her unborn child,” Lott continued. asserted

Lott → ask → Kisha

Avita-Wilson is calling for greater marketing restrictions on balloon products. asserted

Wilson → call → products

“Balloons have warnings on them, but that is not enough,” she told NBC. asserted

she → have → NBC

“They should stop selling them. asserted

They → stop → them

Wisconsin infant dies after swallowing balloon animal piece at Halloween party

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