(CBS12) — PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire officials say an 8-year-old girl suffocated Wednesday night in her Northeast Portland home, and a mylar balloon may be to blame.
The girl had gone to bed around 9 p.m. and when her parents checked on her 20 minutes later, she wasn't breathing.
Her grandmother, Pat McGloghlon, was home when it happened. She says the child's father found her in her bed.
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