5-year-old strangled in bizarre playground accident at Atlanta summer camp released from hospital

A five-year-old metropolitan Atlanta girl who was in intensive care after a bizarre accident at a playground involving a slide and jump rope has been released from the hospital.

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Tascia Jones said her niece Marley was at her summer camp on June 13 when the accident happened.

She was unconscious and taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where she spent several days in intensive care.

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Pictures showed deep bruising on the child’s neck.

Jones did not name the summer camp or say whether other children were involved.

On Sunday, Jones said Marley’s MRI was normal and she could go home.

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The community has raised over $2,000 to cover her medical expenses.