A 5-year-old girl died today in an apparent accident in rural Mesa County, according to the sheriff’s office.
The unidentified girl was “on or playing around some type of large equipment” on her family’s property, said Heather Benjamin, a Mesa County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.
The death is under investigation, Benjamin said.
Deputies responded to 10535 County Road 48 1/2, near the small town of Mesa, at about 1:30 p.m., Benjamin said.
The Mesa County Coroner’s Office will perform an autopsy as part of the official investigation to determine the cause of death.
Preliminary reports from deputies at the scene indicated that the girl “appeared to be caught on or under a piece of large equipment,” Benjamin said.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
