Girl, 4, Dies After Found Hanging in Closet

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Just as a reminder as to how fast they can run off and get hurt police say its a horrible accident

WESTCHESTER, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl, found unresponsive in a closet.

The child was discovered by family members around 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Madrid Apartments in the 8600 block of Belford Avenue.

Police say the girl was found hanging in a closet a back bedroom.

Family members who first attempted to administer CPR, coached by a 911 operator, until emergency personnel arrived and took over.

The girl was taken to Centinela Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Neighbor Del Evano said he heard the family wailing and crying. He ran to help, and saw the child on the floor.

"I saw a gentleman come out crying, with his face pretty much white without blood," Evano said.

"It was an accidental hanging... something like that," he added.

An autopsy is expected to be performed Friday to determine exactly how the girl died.

Police officials said they do not believe that foul play was involved, and that the child's death appears to have been a tragic accident.

They believe the child was playing unsupervised for a brief period, and somehow managed to choke herself by hanging in the closet.

Nevertheless, the department's Abused Child Unit is investigating the case.

The specialized unit investigates all unexplained deaths involving children under the age of 11.

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Autopsy pending for girl found dead, hanging in Westchester apt. closet

WESTCHESTER, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The investigation continues into the death of a young girl, whose body was found hanging in a Westchester apartment.
Investigators say the 4-year-old's family noticed she was missing around midmorning Thursday. They found her unresponsive and hanging in the back of a closet in a bedroom of their apartment.
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"It was just horribly sad to even think about. You know, she's only 4 years old. It's just not something anyone should ever have to deal with," said neighbor Tito Livas.
The Los Angeles Police Department's Abused Child Unit is investigating, but officials say the unit looks into all undetermined deaths involving children under 11 years old.
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http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?se...les&id=8575071

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I don't know what to say about this. It is terribly terribly sad. What the Hell did she get caught up in to hang herself. Oh this is just so sad.