After being all smiles on Jimmy Kimmel last week, tragedy has hit the Tyson household. Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter Exodus died today in Phoenix. Exodus was rushed to the hospital yesterday after her neck apparently got caught in a treadmill cord at her Phoenix home, police said. Exodus, who had been on life support, was pronounced dead at at 11:45 this morning.
The Phoenix Police Department issued this statement to TMZ: "I was just advised by investigators that Exodus Tyson was pronounced deceased at 11:45 AM today at the hospital. Our sympathies go out to the family."
Police said Exodus either slipped or put her head in the loop of a cord hanging under the console. Her 7-year-old brother found her and told their mother. She took Exodus off the cord, called 911 and tried to revive her. Former heavyweight champion Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time of the accident and flew Monday to Phoenix, where he was seen entering the hospital. Before Exodus passed away, Mike released hs own statement: "The Tyson family would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for all your prayers and support, and we ask that we be allowed our privacy at this difficult time."
It's really a huge painful punch to the gut when you as a parent have to bury your own children, especially when they are so young. It's supposed to be the other way around. I guess GOD has a bigger plan for Exodus. May she rest in peace and I truly hope the Tyson family can get through this.
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