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December tragedy in PA! Junkie parents die within minutes of each other of suspected heroin overdose, leaving their 5-month-old daughter alone to die of starvation, a week later

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260101&semi;">5-month-old baby found starved to death in home days after her parents died from heroin overdose within minutes of each other <&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260101&semi;"><strong>Family friend&comma; James Grant&comma; found Jason Chambers&comma; 27&comma;  Chelsea Cardaro&comma; 19&comma; and their five-month-old baby Summer were  dead in their Kernville&comma; Pennsylvania home on Thursday <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260101&semi;"><strong>Coroner said couple who hadn&&num;8217&semi;t been seen since Dec&comma; 11 died within minutes of each other for a week when they were found&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260101&semi;"><strong>Infant died several days later from dehydration and starvation<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260101&semi;"><strong>Emergency responders were called couple&&num;8217&semi;s home in Nov to revive Chambers after drug overdose&comma; the last of several<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;260101&semi;"><strong>Children and Youth Services&comma; and the home was deemed appropriate for a small child<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-118121" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;jason-chambers-and-chelsea-cardaro2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"jason-chambers-and-chelsea-cardaro2" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"635" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Dead&colon; Chelsea Cardaro&comma; her partner Jason Chambers and their five-month-old baby Summer were all found dead in their Kernville&comma; Pennsylvania home on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">An infant in Pennsylvania died of starvation days after her parents died from apparent heroin overdoses&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Jason Chambers&comma; 27&comma; his girlfriend Chelsea Cardaro&comma; 19&comma; and their five-month-old baby Summer were all found dead in their Kernville&comma; Pennsylvania home on Thursday&comma; Cambria County officials said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Coroner Jeffrey Lees said the parents had been dead for about a week when their bodies were found Thursday&period; He said autopsies Friday confirmed that the infant died several days later from dehydration and starvation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-118119" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;5-month-old-summer-chambers2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"5-month-old-summer-chambers2" width&equals;"306" height&equals;"561" &sol;><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-118120" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;5-month-old-summer-chambers3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"5-month-old-summer-chambers3" width&equals;"306" height&equals;"561" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Baby Summer died of starvation and dehydration days after both parents died from an apparent heroin overdose<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">It is believed that baby Summer died of starvation and dehydration days after her parents died from apparent heroin overdoses<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Chambers was found in a living room on the first floor of the residence&comma; while Cardaro was in a second-floor bathroom and the baby was in a bassinet in a second-floor bedroom&comma; according to <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;wjactv&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;officials-man-woman-likely-died-of-heroin-overdoses-baby-of-dehydration-starvation" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow">WJAC-TV<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;It is believed that the couple died within minutes of each other so they could not call for help&period; Toxicology tests are pending for the adults and could take up to six to eight weeks&comma; according to officials&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Parents and 5-month-old baby found dead in in their home&period; Chambers was found in the first floor living room in the home&comma; Cardaro in a second floor bathroom and the infant in a bassinet in a second floor bedroom&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Authorities said that although drug overdose has not been confirmed&comma; there was evidence of drugs at the scene&period; Neighbors believed the family was out of town&comma; because they hadn&&num;8217&semi;t been seen since December 11&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Cardaro posted a photo of her with Chambers to Facebook on December 14&comma; with the caption &&num;8216&semi;The one and only my love of my life&&num;8217&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"imageCaption"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-118123" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;jason-chambers-and-chelsea-cardaro1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"jason-chambers-and-chelsea-cardaro1" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"634" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>The junkie parents died within minutes of each other leaving their baby to die of starvation<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">After the overdose&comma; the family was reported to the Children and Youth Services&comma; and the home was deemed appropriate for a small child&period;  Chambers and Cardero previously lived in New York&comma; and were believed to have taken a planned trip to the state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">They had lived in the home in Kernville&comma; which sits an hour and a half southeast of Pittsburgh&comma; since May&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tribdem&period;com&sol;news&sol;coroner-johnstown-baby-died-of-starvation-dehydration-after-parents-apparently&sol;article&lowbar;b808f94a-c94e-11e6-81c3-238ffa361c80&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow">Tribune-Democrat<&sol;a>&comma; reported that District Attorney Kelly Callihan said during a press conference on Friday that there was a prior history of drug abuse at the home&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Emergency responders were called to the home last month to treat Jason Chambers after a repeat overdose&comma; where he was revived with Narcan&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A report was made after the overdose to Children and Youth Services&comma; Callihan said&colon;  &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They did meet with the mother and the father with the child present at the residence&comma;” she said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They checked out the house&comma; and it was appropriate to a child living there&period; There was plenty of food and the child seemed well taken care of&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-118122" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;jason-chambers-and-chelsea-cardaro-lived-in-this-house&period;jpg" alt&equals;"jason-chambers-and-chelsea-cardaro-lived-in-this-house" width&equals;"634" height&equals;"356" &sol;><strong>Emergency responders were called to the home &lpar;pictured&rpar; last month to treat Jason Chambers after a repeat overdose&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"sd-news-main-title">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"component-story-title-v1">&NewLine;<h6><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;james-grant1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"James Grant1&period;JPG" &sol;>Family friend James Grant made the gruesome discovery<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees said Johnstown police were dispatched to the house at 3&colon;57 p&period;m&period; Thursday after another individual had entered the home to check on the family&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The family&comma; originally from New York had lived in the home in Kernville&comma; about 90 minutes southeast of Pittsburgh&comma; since May&period; Neighbors believed the family was out of town&comma; because they hadn&&num;8217&semi;t been seen since December 11&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitRight">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"splitRight">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"image-wrap"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-118128" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;12&sol;jason-chambers-and-chelsea-cardaro3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"jason-chambers-and-chelsea-cardaro3" width&equals;"619" height&equals;"623" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>The family hadn&&num;8217&semi;t been seen since December 11&comma; dead probably  for about a week before they were found <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">Capt Miller said that the fact that couple did not having family in town might have caused the late discovery of their being distressed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s an unfortunate incident where they both possibly overdosed at the same time – and being from out of town&comma; not having anybody in town – it was too long for anybody to notice that they were missing&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"imageCaption">&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"teads-inread"><&sol;div>&NewLine;

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