By Anadolu staff
ISTANBUL (AA) - The death of an 8-year-old migrant girl earlier this year in US custody was preventable had she only been given proper care, according to an official report published on Wednesday.
Dr. Paul Wise, the independent monitor overseeing that facilities provide basic services to minors, said in his report that the death of Anadith Tanas Reyes Alvarez was “clearly preventable.”
Her death raises "profound concerns" about government care for migrants along its southern border, added Wise, a pediatrician who was appointed by a court to examine the girl’s death.
The Panamanian-born girl, who was being held by the US Border Patrol, died in May due to intense fever topping 40C (104F).
Her numerous requests for medical attention went unheeded, even though she had trouble breathing, flu-like symptoms, and was in pain.
The migrant girl, who suffered from sickle cell anemia and cardiological complications, was denied the use of an ambulance three times before she suffered from a seizure, CBS News said in a report.
Officials requested an ambulance after she had the seizure, but it was too late, as the girl succumbed to her intense body heat shortly after.