A 4-year-old girl has died after apparently being thrown from a bridge on Thursday in Tampa, police said. Police told CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP witnesses told them a woman stopped a vehicle on the Columbus Drive Bridge and dropped the child into the Hillsborough River.
Police said a woman, believed to be the child's mother, is in custody.
"She was walking not far from the scene," police said in a statement. "She is in custody, but has provided little information at this point."
Police said they responded to a report of a child being thrown from a bridge at 4:30 p.m., and a dive team member discovered an unconscious child submerged about 75 feet off shore.
"Unfortunately at this point, there are a lot more questions than answers," said Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan, who called it a "completely tragic event."
"It's a crazy world we live in," he said.
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