Four-year-old Kayley Ishii of Orange County, California, was killed when authorities say she climbed into her family's washing machine and her younger brother turned it on. Police say Ishii was in the front-loading washer for "at least two minutes" before she died on February 2, 2009.SFGate: Girl, 4, dies in washing machine (February 4, 2009)
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"The victim's 15-month-old brother turned that washing machine on. The mother found out about the incident and frantically tried to rescue her daughter from that machine ... Eventually, did get her daughter out ... Called the rescue ambulance."—Jim Amormino, Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesmanABC7.com: 4-year-old girl dies in washing machine
"One obvious question that people will ask is, 'How could a 15-month-old child turn on a washer machine?' Apparently, this model is very easy to turn on, according to investigators."—Jim Amormino, Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesmanABC7.com: 4-year-old girl dies in washing machine
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Kayley Ishii died on Monday, February 2, 2009
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Police say the four-year-old girl climbed into a front-loading washing machine filled with waterSFGate: Girl, 4, dies in washing machine (February 4, 2009)
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Ishii's 15-month-old brother apparently pushed a button or bumped into the washer, turning it onABC7.com: 4-year-old girl dies in washing machine
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Authorities say the Ishii was in the machine for several minutes before her mother found herSFGate: Girl, 4, dies in washing machine (February 4, 2009)
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The washing machine's controls were about 20 inches from the floorSFGate: Girl, 4, dies in washing machine (February 4, 2009)
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Ishii was rushed to the hospital, where she later died
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Cause of death
blunt-force trauma
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