BYU 14
05-26-2009, 11:03 PM
Very, very sad and tragic accident. Living here in Phoenix I know Mike did a lot for kids and was working hard to improve his public image. By all accounts a good and loving Father.
Police: Mike Tyson's daughter, 4, dies after treadmill accident (http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2009/05/26/20090526tyson-daughter0526-ON.html?&wired)
Police: Mike Tyson's daughter, 4, dies after treadmill accident
by Ofelia Madrid - May. 26, 2009 07:20 PM
The Arizona Republic .
Boxer Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter has died from injuries she sustained in an apparent household accident, police said.
Exodus Tyson died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at a local hospital, one day after she was found with a rope or cord around her neck, according to a Phoenix police spokesman.
Additional information was not available. Sig Rogich, a friend and former Tyson agent, called the accident a “tragic, tragic thing.
“Mike was very dedicated to that baby,'' Rogich said. “I think every parent's greatest fear is that they live beyond their children. I know Mike has had his troubles in his life, but he's always been a good father.”
Police said they believe the girl was playing near some exercise equipment in an activity room Monday when she accidentally got tangled in a cord or rope hanging from a treadmill. The case is being treated as an accident.
Tyson was outside of Phoenix at the time of the accident, and immediately returned when he was notified, according to police.
Police said they arrived around 10:30 a.m. at the home in the 6100 block of North 10th Avenue, where they found the girl's mother had removed the cord from her neck and was administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Police said they think the girl's 7-year-old brother was watching television and her mother was busy cleaning in another room when the incident happened.
Experts say such flukish accidental deaths are uncommon and difficult to foresee -- but some are preventable with simple safety checks.
A child dying from accidental strangulation is a very rare occurrence, according to Sally Moffat, director of injury prevention for Phoenix Children's Hospital. Nationally, in 2006, fewer than 1,000 children died from strangulations, she said.
The Arizona Department of Health's most recent data shows that only two Arizona children in the 1-4 age group died from suffocation or choking in 2007. Neither of those deaths were caused by hanging.
When a child hanging does happen, it usually is caused by common household items the likes of clothing, ribbons, necklaces, pacifiers' strings, drapery cords and window blinds, Moffat said.
Police: Mike Tyson's daughter, 4, dies after treadmill accident (http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2009/05/26/20090526tyson-daughter0526-ON.html?&wired)
Police: Mike Tyson's daughter, 4, dies after treadmill accident
by Ofelia Madrid - May. 26, 2009 07:20 PM
The Arizona Republic .
Boxer Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter has died from injuries she sustained in an apparent household accident, police said.
Exodus Tyson died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at a local hospital, one day after she was found with a rope or cord around her neck, according to a Phoenix police spokesman.
Additional information was not available. Sig Rogich, a friend and former Tyson agent, called the accident a “tragic, tragic thing.
“Mike was very dedicated to that baby,'' Rogich said. “I think every parent's greatest fear is that they live beyond their children. I know Mike has had his troubles in his life, but he's always been a good father.”
Police said they believe the girl was playing near some exercise equipment in an activity room Monday when she accidentally got tangled in a cord or rope hanging from a treadmill. The case is being treated as an accident.
Tyson was outside of Phoenix at the time of the accident, and immediately returned when he was notified, according to police.
Police said they arrived around 10:30 a.m. at the home in the 6100 block of North 10th Avenue, where they found the girl's mother had removed the cord from her neck and was administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Police said they think the girl's 7-year-old brother was watching television and her mother was busy cleaning in another room when the incident happened.
Experts say such flukish accidental deaths are uncommon and difficult to foresee -- but some are preventable with simple safety checks.
A child dying from accidental strangulation is a very rare occurrence, according to Sally Moffat, director of injury prevention for Phoenix Children's Hospital. Nationally, in 2006, fewer than 1,000 children died from strangulations, she said.
The Arizona Department of Health's most recent data shows that only two Arizona children in the 1-4 age group died from suffocation or choking in 2007. Neither of those deaths were caused by hanging.
When a child hanging does happen, it usually is caused by common household items the likes of clothing, ribbons, necklaces, pacifiers' strings, drapery cords and window blinds, Moffat said.