A whole grape is being blamed for the choking death of a Minnesota 4-year-old.
Police in North Mankato said Tuesday that Hannah Kozitza ate the grape while at Golden Heart Child Care Center last Thursday.
Hannah was unresponsive and had no pulse when police arrived at the day care, which serves employees of Taylor Corp.
Resuscitation efforts by the officers and then by paramedics failed to revive her. She later died at Immanuel St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato, where she was born Dec. 11, 2005.
The Ramsey County medical examiner's office ruled that Hannah was asphyxiated by the grape.
Officials with Taylor Corp., a leading graphics communications company owned by Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, were not immediately available Wednesday to comment on the medical examiner's findings.
The state Department of Human Services, which licenses day care facilities, is investigating the death, said North Mankato Police Chief C.J. Boyer. The chief said part of the investigation is focusing on where Hannah got the grape.
The department confirmed that it is investigating Golden Heart, but agency spokesman Jon Siess declined to address specifics. Siess said investigators will try "to determine whether any licensing violations or maltreatment occurred." He said that if there are such findings, "corrective action" can range from orders or fines to a license being suspended or revoked.