Optus outage 'unlikely' to have contributed to eight-week-old baby's death

An first investigation has revealed nan decease of an eight-week-old babe connected Thursday was improbable to person been contributed to by a triple zero outage connected nan Optus network.

A captious outage successful nan telco giant's web meant triple zero calls successful South Australia, Western Australia and nan Northern Territory were blocked, pinch nan institution announcing it had contributed to 3 deaths; a fourth was later confirmed by WA Premier Roger Cook.

One of nan first deaths announced by Optus was that of an eight-month-old babe boy successful Gawler, northbound of Adelaide.

The boy's grandma had initially told constabulary she had tried to telephone triple zero connected her mobile telephone aft realising her grandson was not breathing.

However, a connection from South Australia Police coming has shed much ray connected nan incident, revealing it was apt not a facet down nan infant's tragic death.

"While nan family was impacted by nan Optus outage, it appears astatine this shape it is improbable to person contributed to nan death," nan connection said.

"When her telephone was not connected, she instantly utilized different mobile telephone successful nan location and was successfully connected to triple zero.

"The preliminary investigations bespeak nan child's decease is not owed to immoderate hold successful SAAS [emergency services] attending nan Mulga St house, contempt nan nonaccomplishment of nan first effort to telephone 000."

SA Police said it did not usually make nationalist comments specified arsenic this, but believed nan nationalist liking successful nan communicative meant transparency was required.

They confirmed a afloat investigation was being provided to nan coroner, who will determine whether an inquest will beryllium required.

Police besides said nan investigation into different decease successful nan authorities connected to nan outage, a 68-year-old female from Queenstown, was still ongoing.

Optus main executive Stephen Rue is scheduled to reside nan media astatine 3pm AEST today.

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