Little girl dies after being thrown off Florida bridge by her mother

Thursday, August 2, 2018
TAMPA, Florida -- A woman is in custody after police say she killed her daughter by throwing her off a bridge.

Bystanders watched in horror Thursday afternoon as the girl was tossed into the water, WFTS-TV reports.
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Witnesses told police a woman carried the girl to the edge before throwing her off.

A police dive team was called to the scene. Officers found the girl and loaded her into an ambulance, but it was already too late.
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The girl was estimated to be about 4 years old.

We do not have details on what led up to the incident.
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