THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Authorities in northwestern Minnesota are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy.

Marshall County Sheriff John Novacek says a caller reported about 5:45 p.m. Friday that the boy had fallen and was not breathing.

Paramedics were sent to the home north of Thief River Falls. The boy - Christian Louis Anderson - was pronounced dead at Sanford Medical Center in Thief River Falls.

An autopsy will be conducted.

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