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FD: 8-month-old girl dies after being found in a toilet in Arizona

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An eight-month-old girl has died after she was found in a toilet Wednesday afternoon in a Phoenix home, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to a home around 1:30 p.m.

The girl was taken to Phoenix Children's hospital in "extremely critical condition," but did not survive. She was apparently found in the toilet by a family member.

Phoenix fire says the infant was being watched by her 16-year-old sister. A three-year-old boy was also in the home at the time.

An 8-month old girl has died.
Fire PIO says a 16-yo girl was watching her siblings - a 3-yo and the baby at the time of the tragedy. pic.twitter.com/O0TQYfcpiY

— Zach Crenshaw (@ZachCrenshaw) May 1, 2019

It is not known how long the child was not accounted for.