3 young children die after getting trapped in chest freezer

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Children trapped in freezer
Florida officials say 3 children died after the got trapped inside a freezer.

LIVE OAK, Florida -- Authorities in Florida say three young children playing outside climbed into an unplugged chest freezer and died when they couldn't get out.

The Suwannee County Sheriff's Office says the children, ages 1, 4, and 6, couldn't be revived when they were found Sunday at a home in Live Oak in north Florida.

Officials say the children lived at the house with the grandmother of two of the children and the other child's mother. The women were roommates.

The sheriff's office says in a Facebook post that one of the women went inside to use the restroom and couldn't find the children upon returning.

The women searched the property and found the children in the freezer.

The sheriff's office says foul play isn't suspected. The case will be forwarded to prosecutors for review.