Police records indicate that a toddler, initially declared dead after a near-drowning incident in February, was actually alive for several hours before being found in a hospital morgue. Officers from the Gilbert Police Department reported observing signs of life multiple times. Despite this, the child was taken to the hospital's morgue after being treated by medical staff.
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- framing: Headline foregrounds the alarming contrast that the toddler was declared dead but was 'alive for hours'
- framing: Selective emphasis on the hospital morgue's 'cold room'
- vague attribution: recently released police records show, according to the documents
- omitted response: a criticized hospital is given no chance to respond
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Arizona toddler found alive after being declared dead following near-drowning incident
Recent police records reveal that a toddler in Arizona, who was declared dead after a near-drowning, was found to be alive hours later in a hospital morgue. Officers noted signs of life multiple times before the child was moved to the morgue.
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- ✕ framing: Headline foregrounds the alarming contrast that the toddler was declared dead but was 'alive for hours'
- ✕ framing: Selective emphasis on the hospital morgue's 'cold room'
- ✕ vague attribution: recently released police records show, according to the documents
- ✕ omitted response: a criticized hospital is given no chance to respond
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Arizona toddler declared dead after near-drowning was alive for hours in ‘cold room’, records say
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Arizona toddler found alive after being declared dead following near-drowning incident