An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother died after they apparently became trapped in an unused fridge during a tragic game of hide and seek.
The kids, Saori Guevara Tiller and her younger brother Darien, apparently suffocated in the massive appliance while they were playing at their family’s home in Vista Hermosa, Colombia, on Saturday, local outlet El Tiempo reported.
The children’s parents admitted leaving them home alone for 20 minutes so they could grab groceries, and said the lid must have clamped shut while the siblings were playing.
Saori Guevara Tiller, 8, and her 5-year-old brother Darien died after they apparently became trapped in an unused fridge during a tragic game of hide and seek. Karen Tiller Pana / Facebook “The freezer was unplugged,” their dad, Brayan Guevara Trivino, told the outlet. “The children climbed in and got inside. They played, the lid fell, it closed on them, and they suffocated.”
The parents made the grim discovery when they returned home and could find the youngsters.
The brother and sister, who frequently played hide-and-seek together, were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were pronounced dead.
The children’s parents, who admitted leaving them home alone for 20 minutes, said the lid must have clamped shut as the siblings were playing. Karen Tiller Pana / Facebook Police are currently probing the tragic ordeal.
Autopsies are underway to determine the official cause of their deaths.
