Five-year-old girl admitted to intensive care after being strangled with a jump rope in a bizarre accident at summer camp

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A five-year-old girl was left fighting for her life after being strangled with a jump rope in a bizarre accident at summer camp.

Tascia Jones said her niece Marley was at a summer camp when the incident occurred. The child was taken to the hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and was treated in intensive care, according to WSB-TV.

Marley was strangled by a jumping rope while playing near a slide, according to a GoFundMe started by Jones.

It is unclear how exactly the 5-year-old was strangled. The fundraiser did not name the camp where the alleged incident occurred.

According to the fundraiser, Marley was rushed to the hospital after she was found unconscious. On June 16, Marley’s MRI imaging was positive and she continued her recovery at home.

“We thank you all for your continued prayers and support,” Jones wrote on GoFundMe.

Pictures on the GoFundMe page show Marley with a large rope mark across her neck. Other photos show her being treated by doctors in the hospital.