Tyson Sucks.. But This is a Tragedy....

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Tyson Sucks.. But This is a Tragedy....
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Tue, 05-26-2009 - 12:38pm

nevertheless.  And a safety issue I never thought of...


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6440870.html


PHOENIX — The near-fatal strangulation of boxer Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter appears to be a “tragic accident,” police say.


Exodus Tyson was on life support today after apparently accidentally hanging herself on a cord dangling from a treadmill in her modest central Phoenix home.


“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.”


Exodus’ 7-year-old brother found her Monday and told their mother, who was in another room. She took Exodus off the cord, called 911 and tried to revive her.


Responding officers and firefighters performed CPR on Exodus as they rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was in “extremely critical condition” and on life support, Hill said.


Hill said former heavyweight champion Tyson, 42, had been in Las Vegas but flew to Phoenix immediately after learning of the accident.


“The Tyson family would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for all your prayers and support, and we ask that we be allowed our privacy at this difficult time,” the boxer said in a statement.


Brief footage from local TV station KTVK showed Tyson arriving at the hospital in a white button-up and black pants, and looking around with a frown before going inside.


Hill said everything in the investigation pointed to a “tragic accident,” adding that calls involving children is an officer’s most difficult duty.


“Those are the things that stay with you in your career,” he said. “We always hope for a miracle — not to have the worst happen to a child.”


Neighbors said they were surprised and saddened when they heard what had happened.


“It’s terrible,” said Abby St. Jermain, who grew up in the neighborhood and is house-sitting for her parents down the street. “The kids are so sweet. We always see them riding their bikes, playing. They’ve just been wonderful people.”


Dinka Radic, who lives across the street, described Exodus as smart and sweet.


“The little girl, she says ‘You got chocolate in your house?’” Radic said. “I say ‘Yes,’ and she says, ‘OK, give me some.’”


When she gives the girl the chocolate, Radic said “she just kisses me on my knees. Kiss, kiss, kiss. Very nice.”

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Registered: 03-30-2007
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 1:14pm

I can't stand him, I will pray for his daughter.

Why did they even mention what he was wearing and the fact that he had a frown on his face? I've had 2 kids rushed to the hospital. I'm sure I had an awful look on my face. Some reporter latch on to the most inane thing.

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Registered: 03-30-2007
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 4:24pm

I think you need to re-read my post. I don't understand why they need to include what he wore. Or the look on his face.

As far as having to rush 2 of my kids to the hospital, one kid was with the babysitter while I was at WORK. She fell off a roof and on to a tree.

The other kid had a sack of fluid between his heart and lungs. They don't know what caused it.

Please tell me where I ever said I'm the best Mom?

On second thought, no need to respond. Have a nice day

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Registered: 04-02-2008
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 4:42pm

What a sad story. The Tyson family will be in my prayers. This story helps to shed more light on the dangerous of treadmills in family areas.

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Registered: 02-05-2009
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 5:25pm

Haha!

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Registered: 01-22-2009
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 5:59pm
~but the fact that...~

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Registered: 04-11-2009
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 7:45pm
Gasp! Having to rush a child to a hospital is a sign of someone not being a good mom?! Having sons who have participated in competitive sports, I can ascertain that sometimes stuff happens that needs immediate medical attention.

 

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Registered: 04-11-2009
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 7:48pm

Tyson's daughter has died.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/26/arizona.tyson.daughter/index.html

No matter my feelings about Tyson himself, I am so sorry for his family's loss.

 

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Registered: 03-30-2007
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 7:54pm
This is a very sad tragedy. That poor little girl.
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Registered: 02-05-2009
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 8:20pm

Oh, that's really too sad.

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Registered: 04-11-2009
Tue, 05-26-2009 - 9:42pm
My husband had a Nordictrack cross-country ski machine for awhile. We had family over and the adults were sitting around talking and the children were off playing. My nephew was curious and was wondering about the belt that wraps around a flywheel between the two skis. He nearly pinched his finger right off. It took less than a minute for him to get himself into trouble while his mom and dad were just sitting around chatting. Many exercise machines (particularly exercise bikes but also Nordictracks) have open moving parts with belts and flywheels. The Nordictrack that we had also had cords wrapped around a pulley-wheel that exercises the upper body during the cross country stride. I can see how a child could hang on one of those too. Injuries are just a minute away with curious little ones.

 

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