MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. — A balloon likely suffocated a 6-year-old boy in Illinois, according to the Wabash County Coroner's Office.

The boy was identified by his aunt on Facebook as Gunner Matthew Hyatt. The accident happened while he was at his home in Mount Carmel, Illinois, May 29, according to the coroner.

“He was an absolute joy, and such a thrilling child to be around. There’s not a person that knew him that would say he wasn’t an incredible child,” she wrote. “There are no words to express how deeply we are feeling his absence... We find comfort in knowing that he will never know the sorrows of life because his six short years were spent in happiness. He touched so many lives in his short time here with us."

While an investigation is still ongoing, the coroner said Hyatt's cause

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