A woman was found dead, ‘stuck’ inside of a clothing donation drop box, in Plantation, Fla., on June 27, 2025. The woman reportedly was homeless and may have died by asphyxiation while attempting to retrieve items from the drop box.
The woman reportedly was homeless and may have died by asphyxiation while attempting to retrieve items from the box in FloridaBailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the brand in 2022.
Her work has previously appeared in digital publications like Paper Magazine and TV Insider.A woman was found dead — “stuck” in a clothing donation drop box — in Plantation, Fla., on June 27, 2025The woman reportedly was homeless and may have died by asphyxiation while attempting to retrieve items from the box Florida police were sent to investigate a report of someone trapped inside a clothing donation drop box, but what they found was much worse. In the morning of Friday, June 27, police officers in Plantation, Fla. arrived at the donation bin on the 8300 block of West Federated Roadway after someone reported a “person stuck” inside of it, according to theWhen PPD officers arrived at the roadside box — a large, pink container labeled “clothes & shoes donation center” in all capital letters, per footage shared byIt is not immediately clear whether the woman’s death was intentional or accidental, but authorities are leaning toward the latter. “At this time,” the PPD said, “it looks like this incident is an accident, but our detective bureau is conducting a full investigation.” The woman has not yet been identified, with the PPD stating that her name “will be released at a later time, pending notification of the next of kin.”reported that the woman was middle-aged and homeless, adding that she may have died by asphyxiation while attempting to retrieve items from the box.to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. “I've dropped clothes off in that bin, and the opening is super small,” a woman who works near the drop box told CBS Miami. “It's kind of like at the post office when you put a package in, so I can't imagine anyone being able to get in there.” Body Found in Car That Was Submerged in Texas Creek Believed to Be Missing Man Jeremy Neves: We're 'Devastated,' Family SaysHeartbreaking Video Shows 20-Year-Old Texas Woman's Final Moments Shortly Before She Went Missing on a Jet Ski 6-Year-Old ATV Passenger Dead, 2 Kids Critically Injured After Police Say Driver, 12, Ran Stop Sign and CrashedFather Drowns While Trying to Save His Two Children on Father’s DayLouisiana Minister Dies in Freak Accident After Being Thrown from His Boat and Hit by the Propeller Family Tried to Go After Girl, 10, Who Disappeared While Swimming on Vacation, but It All Happened 'So Fast' Cause of Death Revealed for Engaged Couple Found Dead in Georgia Lake After 50th Birthday Celebration: Reports At Least 4 People Dead, Multiple Others Missing After Nearly 30-Minute Rainstorm Causes Devastation in West Virginia2 Young Girls Drown After Getting Trapped Under Sinking Boat, Officials Say Retired Detective Found Dead Under Mound of Trash and Debris in Her Home 7 Months After She Went Missing: Reports Teen Girl Described as 'Too Good for This Earth' Dies in Accident Outside Her Church Just Weeks Before 16th Birthday: Reports'At-Risk' Man Found Dead Nearly a Week After Vanishing on a Walk, Police Say
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