Mother Dies from Broken Heart After Daughter Drowns

Published May 7th, 2012 - 07:20 GMT
Can pain so intense literally cause a broken heart?
Can pain so intense literally cause a broken heart?

AMMAN — A woman died of a heart-attack on Sunday after her six-year-old daughter drowned in a pool at a public park in Irbid Governorate, according to the Civil Defence Department (CDD).

CDD staff administrated first aid to the child and took her to Abu Obaida Public Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The CDD said the woman died while doctors were trying to rescue her daughter.

 

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