Coroner: Dad collapses on infant daughter, she survives 3 days Brett Akop

"Jason Fields, 43, of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, placed his 11-month-old daughter, Betty Jean Kelly, at the head of his bed while he sat on the edge of the bed with a laptop, Sabine Parish Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers said. Fields had a lengthy medical history, and at some point last week -- Rivers estimated it was Tuesday -- Fields collapsed, likely from a cardiac arrest, Rivers said. "He fell backward, falling onto the 11-month-old infant, trapping the infant under his body," the deputy coroner said." It is clear that Jason Fields had absolutely no intention to harm his infant daughter and most likely had no control over his act; however, this event showed the dangers in all environments, even in the comfort of one's home with a responsible guardian. "When they went to the house, they realized from the smell emanating from the front door that the boy's account was accurate, Rivers said. They quickly found Betty Jean under her father. "The child was wedged underneath the decomposing body, face up, saturated in body fluid, unable to move," Rivers said, adding that Fields' body was "huge" at that point from the gases that had built up." The family that initially discovered Jason Fields decomposing body was in near shock of the situations magnitude, the fact that the infant girl managed to survive is baffling, one more day trapped under the corpse would have resulted in a much different outcome. An investigation ruled out foul play, suicide and drug overdose, Rivers said. Article: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/13/us/louisiana-infant-survives-dead-father/index.html?hpt=us_c1 Video: http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/10/14/dnt-infant-survives-days-under-dead-father.ksla.html