CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KTRK) -- A 2-year-old has died after falling into a septic tank near Corpus Christi.
Authorities say the toddler was standing on the tank's lid when it collapsed underneath her, causing her to fall 15 feet Wednesday.
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She was with her mom and siblings at an RV park, visiting her dad who works in the Aransas Pass area.
Witnesses tried to rescue the girl with a rope, but it was too short.
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After crawling through a two-foot hole, firefighters were able to retrieve her body an hour later.
Police believe the girl died from the fall, not from drowning.