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Jun 1, 2006 7:27 pm US/Central
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Investigators Seek Info On Death Of Patient, 7
Eau Claire, Wis. (AP) ―
Investigators planned to meet with the Barron County district attorney and the Hennepin County medical examiner next week to review how a 7-year-old counseling center patient died after being restrained by staff members.
Angellika Arndt, a resident of Rusk County, died Friday at Children's Hospital & Clinics of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Arndt was a patient at Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic in Rice Lake and was being held by staff members for behavioral issues, police said.
"She was just unresponsive during the hold. We don't know if she passed out or what," said Christopher Fitzgerald, a Rice Lake police investigator.
Denison Tucker, president of the clinic's board of directors, said they've done an internal review and determined the staff, which is trained and licensed, followed proper procedures for the hold.
He couldn't comment specifically on the girl's situation but said the hold is used only if a child is in danger of harming him or herself or another person.
The girl had calmed down, was released and later passed out, he said.
The state Department of Health and Family Services was also investigating and expects to be finished by Friday, police said.
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