A three-year-old girl has died after becoming trapped in a toy kitchen play set at a babysitter’s home in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, in the state of Florida
A three-year-old girl has tragically died after her head became stuck in a kitchen play set at her babysitter’s home.
The horror unfolded at a property in the Meadows neighbourhood of Boynton Beach, a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, on July 23. The Boynton Beach Police Department said officers were called shortly after 11am EDT (4pm BST) to a report that a child was unresponsive and not breathing.
Officers immediately began life-saving measures before Boynton Beach Fire Rescue arrived. The toddler was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and died several days later on July 27, the police department said.
Investigators said the girl and her sibling had been staying at a babysitter’s home. Police said the babysitter had left the property and placed the children in the care of their spouse at the time of the incident, CBS12 News reports.
According to investigators, the spouse checked on the children periodically and, during one of those checks, found the girl with her head trapped inside the play kitchen. He freed her and began emergency aid.
Investigators said the child’s sibling told them the three-year-old had become trapped while trying to retrieve toys that had fallen inside the play set.
Boynton Beach Police Public Information Officer Chelsea Sanabia told CBS12 News that the toy kitchen was “an old wooden set that was bought off of Facebook Marketplace a few years ago”. She added that investigators have not identified the make, model or brand.
The child’s cause of death has not yet been revealed. It is also not known for how long she may have been trapped or whether the case has been submitted for criminal review.
Police have not identified the girl, her parents or the babysitter. The investigation is ongoing.
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