CO: Longmont police investigate death of 6-year-old, possibly due to virus

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.timescall.com/news/longm...-death-6-year-old-possibly?source=most_viewed

Longmont police investigate death of 6-year-old, possibly due to virus
Longmont Times-Call
Posted: 02/18/2013 01:38:10 PM MST
Updated: 02/18/2013 03:58:42 PM MST

...Cmdr. Tim Lewis said the cause appeared to be the flu or a similar virus, but that everything had been contained to the unit at 706 Darby Court and there was no danger to the public...

 

[Emily]

Re: CO: Longmont police investigate death of 6-year-old, possibly due to virus

Screen caps from FOX31/KDVR of medication collection and decontamination of investigators' hazmat suits with bleach:

http://kdvr.com/2013/02/18/police-investigate-6-year-olds-death-possibly-due-to-flu-like-illness/

Police investigate 6-year-old?s death, possibly due to flu-like illness
Posted on: 8:33 pm, February 18, 2013, by Kim Posey, updated on: 10:19pm, February 18, 2013

Single Mom with 4 daughters reported to live in the home.

Matt Flener with 9NEWS reports below that neighbors said that the girl had been sick for a couple of days and they had seen her taking medication. (Probably why investigators are collecting medications in the screen caps above.)

http://www.9news.com/news/article/317853/188/Longmont-girls-death-prompts-Hazmat-response

 

[Emily]

Re: CO: Longmont police investigate death of 6-year-old, possibly due to virus

http://www.timescall.com/ci_22621094/boulder-county-public-health-no-apparent-threat-from?source=pkg

Boulder County Public Health: No apparent threat from 6-year-old girl's death
By Pierrette J. Shields Longmont Times-Call
Posted: 02/19/2013 12:18:30 PM MST
Updated: 02/19/2013 06:51:31 PM MST
[snip]
"We haven't yet identified anything that should be of concern to the public," said Bernadette Albanese, medical officer with Boulder County Public Health.
[snip]
"The investigation is active and ongoing and we are working closely with the coroner to see if we can find out what happened," she said.

Lewis said Monday that three other children in the home were cleared medically...