Homeless woman found dead in donation drop box after getting stuck while attempting to retrieve clothes
According to investigators
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PLANTATION, Florida (WSVN) — A unhoused woman has died after she reportedly got stuck while trying to retrieve articles of clothing from a donation drop box in Plantation.
An emergency call reported a deceased woman in a roadside clothes and shoes donation drop box near Broward Boulevard and Southwest 84th Avenue, prompting a swift response from first responders.
7News cameras captured the pink donation box in question roped off by crime scene tape and a tarp covering what appeared to be the victim’s body.
Adding to the chilling discovery is that just feet away is a day care.
Parents were shocked by the news.
“I am really shocked,” said one parent. “I was wondering if something happened, if a pipe burst or something. I didn’t expect to hear a body.”
According to investigators, the middle-aged homeless woman was attempting to get donations from the bin when she get stuck inside, ultimately dying from suffocation.
The woman has not been identified.
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