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Hyperthermia ruled official cause of Walker County infant’s death

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Autopsy results from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab revealed an 11-month-old child found dead Saturday after being left in a car died of hyperthermia in the hot environment, a sheriff’s office news release states.

The investigation into the death of Jaxon Taylor is continuing, and other tests may take up to six weeks, according to Sheriff Steve Wilson.