Girl, 6, rescued after posting photos of dead father online


A six-year-old girl has been rescued from a home after posting photos on social media of her dead father and unconscious stepmother.

Police in Mount Morris, in southeast Michigan in the US, say a relative in Tennessee contacted them them after seeing the pictures.

Officers went to the home Thursday evening and found the man’s body.

The six-year-old was rescued from the home in Mount Morris, Michigan. Source: FOX8
The six-year-old was rescued from the home in Mount Morris, Michigan. Source: FOX8

The woman was taken to a hospital and authorities say she’s listed in intensive care.

Mount Morris Police Chief Terence Green said the adults appeared to have overdosed on drugs.

He credits the girl, now with her mother, for being resourceful and saving a life during a traumatic event.