Girl tumbled to death in washing machine...

kwillia

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could you imagine finding this...:twitch:

FOXNews.com - 4-Year-Old Girl Killed in Washing Machine - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

A 4-year-old girl in Southern California has died after she climbed into a washing machine that began tumbling when her toddler brother hit its simple push-button start.

Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Kayley Ishii apparently climbed into the front-loading washer Monday afternoon. Her 15-month-old brother either bumped or pushed the button to start the machine.

Amormino said the machine's controls were only 20 inches from the floor and the start switch was a simple push button. The girl was in the water-filled, tumbling machine for at least two minutes before her mother found her.

An autopsy Tuesday found Kayley died of blunt force trauma and the death was ruled accidental.
 
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I don't have kids, but I'm always afraid my kitties are going to fall in and get hurt, stuck, or worse. Even closing the toilet lid is second nature now. Poor girl. I can't imagine how the parents feel.
 
chernmax

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Stupid parent...:smack:

Unsupervised kids also only need less than 30 seconds to run out the door and into traffic!!!
 
vraiblonde

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I'm not buying that bull#### story.

Think about it - picture it in your head. Better yet, go try to crawl in a front-load washing machine....and shut the door. You can't do it.

So the toddler brother must have shut the door - strong kid - then pushed the start button. And that is a little more far-fetched than I'm willing to swallow.
 
sunflower

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If Im not washing clothes and I hear it running, You better know Im running to see what's happening...
 
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kwillia said:
could you imagine finding this...:twitch:

A 4-year-old girl in Southern California has died after she climbed into a washing machine that began tumbling when her toddler brother hit its simple push-button start.
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:jameo:

we need trigger locks on Washing Machines ..... they should be locked up in closets when not being used ....

Pushrod said:
We need common sense washer control!
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Where was the mother while this was going on .... :whistle:
 
Cowgirl

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vraiblonde said:
I'm not buying that bull#### story.

Think about it - picture it in your head. Better yet, go try to crawl in a front-load washing machine....and shut the door. You can't do it.

So the toddler brother must have shut the door - strong kid - then pushed the start button. And that is a little more far-fetched than I'm willing to swallow.
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I thought it was pretty odd that the article said the controls were only 20" off the ground. I thought the controls were at the top like any other washer. :eyebrow:
 
onebdzee

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vraiblonde said:
I'm not buying that bull#### story.

Think about it - picture it in your head. Better yet, go try to crawl in a front-load washing machine....and shut the door. You can't do it.

So the toddler brother must have shut the door - strong kid - then pushed the start button. And that is a little more far-fetched than I'm willing to swallow.
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When I first saw this story I didn't buy it either
 
sunflower

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Cowgirl said:
I thought it was pretty odd that the article said the controls were only 20" off the ground. I thought the controls were at the top like any other washer. :eyebrow:
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My mom has a front end loader and the controls are push button and up front: a toddler can reach them
 
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vraiblonde

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Cowgirl said:
I thought it was pretty odd that the article said the controls were only 20" off the ground. I thought the controls were at the top like any other washer. :eyebrow:
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There's another far-fetched facet of this little story. One would think a washing machine manufacturer wouldn't make their customer stoop way down to set the machine, but I suppose you never know.
 
onebdzee

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vraiblonde said:
There's another far-fetched facet of this little story. One would think a washing machine manufacturer wouldn't make their customer stoop way down to set the machine, but I suppose you never know.
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Ok....they just did this story on Fox....they lived in an apartment...the mom had to hear the washer going within seconds of it starting

Mine is downstairs behind a closed door and I can hear it start no matter where I am in the house :shrug:
 
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