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Coroner identifies 3-year-old girl found dead in Henderson home Friday

St. Rose Dominican Hospital-Siena Campus is seen Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Henderson. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By JESSICA TERRONES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

July 2, 2016 - 2:43 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the child who died Friday morning.

About 11 a.m. Henderson police, firefighters and paramedics responded to a call regarding an unresponsive 3-year-old girl inside a house in the 2400 block of Tilden Way, near Windmill Parkway and Robindale Road, police said.

The girl, Abygaile Bennett, was taken to St. Rose Dominican Hospital Siena Campus, where she was later pronounced dead.

Police did not provide additional details regarding the incident. The coroner has not yet ruled on the cause and manner of her death.

Contact Jessica Terrones at jterrones@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @JessATerrones on Twitter.

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