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KEARNEY, Neb. — Prosecutors and law enforcement in Kearney have decided not to move forward with a case involving a child’s death.

Kearney Police announced the decision Friday in the case surrounding Abigail Findley, a three-month-old girl from Elm Creek who died in June.

According to a police news release, officers responded to a home in Kearney to a report of an unresponsive infant on June 3, 2025. A medical helicopter flew Findley to an Omaha hospital, where she died a week later on June 10. An Omaha lab performed an autopsy on June 16 and additional forensic examinations were done at Northwestern University Neuropathology in Chicago.

The release says police worked with the Buffalo County Attorney’s Office and medical experts across the country on a months-long investigation.

Authorities said the final autopsy report ruled the cause of death as undetermined. The forensic pathologist described it as an “undetermined death in infancy associated with intrinsic factors, including rhinovirus/enterovirus, and potentially extrinsic factors in the sleep environment.”

Officials said prosecution will not move forward because there is not a reasonable belief that evidence of a crime could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

In a statement, Kearney Police Chief Gabriel Kowalek said the investigation was difficult for everyone involved and extended condolences to the Findley family.

The Findley family has requested privacy through their legal representatives.

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