Boxer Mike Tyson's Daughter, Exodus, on Life Support After Being Found Hanging From a Treadmill Cord in Phoenix Home

UPDATE

Exodus Tyson taken off life support. Succumbs a little after noon today. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.




I am no fan of boxer Mike Tyson, but I am a parent and I am saddened by the turn of events in his family. According to media reports, his daughter, Exodus, is in the hospital and on life support. She is in critical condition after her brother reportedly found her hanging this morning from a treadmill cord in their Phoenix home.

While the girl's mother was cleaning in the house, Tyson's daughter was playing separately in a playroom. The mother sent the girl's 7-year-old brother to look for the 4-year-old girl, and found his sister in distress and got his mother, police said. The mother found her daughter on a treadmill with her neck on what was described as a cable attached to the treadmill, police said. She took her daughter off the cable, called 911, and began CPR.

The girl was take to St. Joe's Hospital after she was found around 10:30 a.m local time, MyFOXPhoenix.com reported.

According to media reports, Sgt. Andy Hill said that "somehow she was playing on this treadmill, and there's a cord that hangs under the console — it's kind of a loop." "Either she slipped or put her head in the loop, but it acted like a noose, and she was obviously unable to get herself off of it." Hill said former heavyweight champion Tyson had been in Las Vegas but flew to Phoenix immediately after learning of the accident. This is sad and I hope she will pull through with minimal damage.