May 27 2009
Mike Tyson’s Daughter Exodus Dies in Horrific Accident with Treadmill
Mike Tyson’s Daughter Dies in Horrific Accident with Treadmill
A tragic, freak accident lead to Mike Tyson’s daughter Exodus, 4, losing her life early yesterday.
The tragedy occurred when Exodus got her neck caught in a loop hanging from the family treadmill. Reportedly, she was on her own in the room at the time of the accident.
Exodus was found by her brother, aged 7, at 10.30 am local time, when he entered the room at their Phoenix home.
She was tangled up by the neck from a looped cord which was dangling from the treadmill.
“Somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there’s a cord that hangs under the console — it’s kind of a loop,” police Sgt. Andy Hill said.
“Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it.”
Mike Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time of the accident but boarded a plane home as soon as he learned of the news.
Her mother removed Exodus from out of the cable. She immediately called 911 and then franticly tried to revive her.
CPR was carried out by officers and firefighters on arrival at the scene and she was then rushed to nearby St. Joe’s Hospital.
Exodus Tyson was taken off life support on Tuesday at 11.45 a.m, and pronounced dead, one day after the freak accident.
This latest tragedy in the Tyson household has been a major and heartbreaking blow to the whole family.
“There are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved Exodus,” the family said in a statement. “We ask you now to please respect our need at this very difficult time for privacy to grieve and try to help each other heal.” -
“Approximately 8700 injuries from home exercise equipment occur annually in children in the United States alone.
Home treadmills, which have been growing steadily in popularity during the past decade, pose a specific hazard to infants and children aged 5 years or younger”.
http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/104/9/372
ALWAYS Keep your child away from treadmills and other exercise equipment when in use and when not.
• When your treadmill or other equipment is not being used, be sure to unplug it and lock it up. Consumer Reports advises that, if you cannot lock it up, surround the machine with a child safety gate.
• Do not allow a child to be around equipment unsupervised at any time.
• Remove the safety clip, the emergency pull that clips to the user’s clothing and automatically shuts off the machine in case of a fall, when the machine is not in use.
• Consider purchasing or adding safety locks to your home exercise equipment.
Consumer Reports notes that many treadmills and other machines will not start without the safety clip in place, so removing it also prevents a child from starting equipment without adult supervision.
http://homesafetycouncil.org/SafetyGuide/sg_window_w001.asp
“Mike Tyson first began boxing in a facility for juvenile delinquents in upstate New York at the age of 12. Eight years later, he became the youngest heavyweight champion ever when he knocked out Trevor Berbick in 1986.
As his career continued, so did his bizarre behaviour. He bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s ear during a boxing match and once threatened to eat the children of heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.
But in 1990, he was defeated by James “Buster” Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, and soon after was convicted of raping a beauty pageant contestant in Indianapolis. He was found guilty and served three years in prison”. -
What a horrible thing to have happened. I can’t imagine what the whole family must be going through right now, to have lost her in such a terrible way. So young too. Dreadful. It must have been such a traumatic experience for the 7 year-old brother to go through as well, to come in the room and find his younger sister like that.
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