Girl, five, placed on end of life care after being strangled by swing in her garden

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Aurora Masters, five, became entangled in the swing and choked after going down a small plastic slide in her garden. She suffered fatal brain damage.

04:53, Mon, May 13, 2024 | UPDATED: 04:58, Mon, May 13, 2024

Aurora, five, choked on the swing after going down a small plastic slide (Image: KDTV)

A five-year-old girl has entered end of life care after suffering brain damage when she was choked by a swing in a freak accident.

Aurora Masters, of Fort Collins in the US state of Colorado, became entangled in her garden swing after going down a small plastic slide she’d moved closer to it.

Family friends launched a Gofundme to help with her treatment costs which has raised more than £17,000 ($22,000).

But in a heartbreaking update on Saturday, organiser Brenda Kennedy revealed dad Tom and mum Krystal “had made the difficult decision to transition Aurora to end-of-life care and organ donation”.

The update said a recent MRI scan showed swelling in her brain is “significant”.

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Aurora moved her small slide close to the swing before her tragic accident (Image: Gofundme )

The full statement – released on behalf of her parents – referenced the Northern Lights visible in parts of North America and the UK over the weekend.

It said: “We had some tests done today to see where we are. Aurora was without oxygen and that caused her brain to swell.

“An MRI today confirmed that the swelling was significant enough that it will not go down and we have made the difficult decision to transition Aurora to end-of-life care and organ donation.

“At this time, we are looking into options to make her transition as easy as possible for her.

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“Thank you all for your continued thoughts, prayers, and shares for our sweet baby girl.

“If you looked up last night, or you look up tonight, you will see our Miss Aurora putting on a beautiful show for you with the borealis.”

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