Mike Tyson's Daughter Dies After Acccident In Home

Police say the 4-year-old daughter of boxer Mike Tyson has died a day after her neck accidentally was caught in a treadmill cord while she was playing at home.

Phoenix police spokesman Andy Hill said Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead in a hospital just before noon Tuesday. Police have said an investigation showed it was a "tragic accident."

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Police say the girl was playing on the treadmill Monday when her head apparently slipped inside a cord hanging under the console.

Exodus' 7-year-old brother found her and alerted his mother. Former heavyweight champion Tyson was in Las Vegas at the time of the accident and flew to Phoenix on Monday.

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