The girl aged four from Vulcănești, who was taken to the Mother and Child Institute in Chisinau by a SMURD team by helicopter in a first-degree coma after she swallowed an object, died in the hospital. The information was confirmed for IPN by the spokesman for the Mother and Child Institute Maxim Cazacu.

“The child’s state remained extremely serious throughout the period of stay in the hospital,” said Maxim Cazacu. The girl was in the surgical intensive care unit.

The incident happened on June 22. The child was admitted intubated and in a grave condition. On Tuesday, the girl’s state improved slightly and doctors even talked about stabilization, but the child could not be saved.