8-Year-Old Texas Boy Dies After Getting Stuck Between Washer And Dryer While Playing Hide-And-Seek

8-year-old Wrangler Hendrix, from Jewett, Texas, died after he got caught between a washing machine and a dryer as he played hide-and-seek.

Authorities say that Hendrix was participating in the game while at a family member’s residence in Coolidge, Georgia.

When the boy was found, after 5 to 10 minutes, stuck hiding behind the appliances, relatives started CPR. As he was unresponsive, police were called.

“The child was transported to Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia, where resuscitation attempts continued. After approximately one hour of resuscitation attempts, the child was pronounced at approximately 7:28 p.m.,” officials noted.

An autopsy report is pending, but authorities believe that Hendrix died from positional asphyxiation.

The second-grader was known to be a “sweetheart,” well-behaved, and a protector of his sister.

Services for the child will be held next week.

No charges have been filed in the matter.