ARKANSAS COUNTY, Ark. – An investigation is underway into the death of a 3-year-old boy in Arkansas County.

According to investigators, deputies were called to a home in the southern part of the county, near Dewitt Wednesday afternoon.

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Deputies found the child unresponsive outside of the home. He was then taken to a hospital where he later died.

Investigators now are trying to determine the cause of death.