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Gunner Hyatt – who had just celebrated his sixth birthday – tragically died after inhaling helium from a Mylar balloon, family and officials said.

A six-year-old boy has tragically died eight just days after his birthday after inhaling helium from a Mylar balloon, family and officials have said.

Mylar, the "brand name" for the material, balloons have a seam and are made of metal-coated plastic such as polyethylene or nylon, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.