Police in a California city are investigating after a 44-year-old Lincoln woman died after being found trapped in a donation box last week.
It happened Aug. 5 in Lodi, a town of about 68,000 people in San Joaquin County in the heart of central California wine country.
Police there were called to a donation box near Elm Street and Ham Lane at about 6:10 p.m. on reports of a woman trapped in the box.
The Lodi News-Sentinel reported that a witness called police after seeing the woman with her head stuck in the box’s opening with her torso and legs hanging out.
A Lincoln woman identified as Diana Borysenko died after she became trapped in a donation box in Lodi, Calif.
SCOTT HOWELL, NEWS-SENTINEL
Firefighters were able to get inside the lock box and free the woman, who was taken to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, the News-Sentinel reported.
The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as 44-year-old Diana Borysenko of Lincoln.
The marketing manager for Lakewood Mall told the News-Sentinel that Eco Recycling, which owns the donation box, did not have permission to place the box on the property.
“We have requested its removal several times, but have not received any response,” said Mona Escuedo, marketing manager for Ethan Conrad Properties.
Eco Recycling did not respond to inquiries seeking comment.
