Child Dies After Choking On Electrical Cord On Long Island
GREENLAWN, N.Y. (WCBS 880/AP) -- Police on Long Island are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl who choked on the electrical cord of an air conditioner.
Little Malana Ingram was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday.
The lead investigator on the scene told WCBS 880's Sophia Hall that the death appeared to be a fatal accident.
WCBS 880's Sophia Hall has more on the tragic accident.
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Police say the child got entangled in the cord, which was attached to an air conditioner about six feet off the ground at her home in Greenlawn. When plugged in, the cord left a large loop that the young girl apparently put her head through.
She was found by a family member.
Both family members and police performed CPR on the child before she taken to Huntington Hospital.
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