An Arizona toddler was found alive in a hospital morgue after being declared dead from a near-drowning.
An 18-month-old boy was pulled from a backyard pool in Gilbert, Arizona on February 8 and pronounced dead at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. Approximately five hours later, a medical examiner discovered the child was still breathing in the hospital morgue. The child was airlifted to another hospital for further treatment.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
2 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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Daily Wire
BBC
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Neutral
Dismissive
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Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Daily Wire
Hospital Declared Toddler Dead. Hours Later Came A Miracle.
medical error and miracle survival · negative
BBC
Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning
balanced incident report with parental negligence focus · neutral
First to report
- Daily Wirefirst
- BBC+3.8 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Daily Wire frames the story around hospital negligence and the doctor's dismissal of officers' concerns, while BBC leads with police recommending negligence charges against the parents and notes the doctor's attorney says there is more to the case.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning”
“Hospital Declared Toddler Dead. Hours Later Came A Miracle.”
7 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Police are recommending negligence charges against the parents, citing a strong smell of marijuana at the home.
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