4-Month-Old Dies of Meningitis Likely Contracted from Unvaccinated Person: 'This Is a Nightmare'

Photo: Go Fund Me “This is is a nightmare no parent, no family, should ever have to experience,” relatives wrote on aGoFundMe pageto cover the boy’s funeral costs. “His loss leaves a profound hole in the hearts of everyone who knew him.” Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Although people of any age can develop the illness, babies are at increased risk for meningitis compared to other age groups.

4-Month-Old Ohio Baby Is Mauled to Death by Family Dog

Photo: WHIO 7 The infant’s father told the dispatcher he tried to perform CPR on the girl but it didn’t work. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I don’t know what happened. I don’t know what happened.” Three minutes after the 911 call was made, first responders arrived at the home. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

4-Time 'Titanic' Sub Passenger Says Vessel Lost Contact with Host Ship During Previous Expeditions

A formerTitansubmersible passenger is sharing his story. Amid an ongoing search for OceanGate Expedition’s five-man submersible thatwent missingon June 18 following a dive to visittheTitanicwreckage, Mike Reiss recalled his experience on four of its 10-hour dives during aninterview with ABC News. “Every time they lost communication — that seems to be just something baked into the system,” he said. One of Reiss' trips involved a visit to theTitanicwreckage, which he shared took three hours to find despite landing “just 500 yards from the ship.

4-Time Cancer Survivor, 20, Makes Emotional College Football Debut: 'It Means the World'

A University of Minnesota football player took to the field for the first time in his college career on Saturday for a triumphant moment following a lengthy battle with cancer.With his team up 42-7 against Rutgers University, Minnesota’s Casey O’Brien entered the game in the fourth quarter to hold for an extra point attempt. Videoof the moment showsO’Brien, 20, immediately turning to his coach, P.J. Fleck, to share a long and emotional embrace after the kick.

4-Year-Old 'Superhero' Boy Survives 70-Foot Fall Down Cliff During Hike with Parents

The parents with their 4-year-old son.Photo: Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team A 4-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after a hike with his parents on a Kentucky trail took a dangerous turn. The family was hiking near thePrincess Arch Trailin Pine Ridge on Friday when the boy suddenly “slipped away from his parents and took a tumbling fall off of a cliff,” according to aFacebook post from the Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team(WCSART).