Toddler found alone in Kent County home with man's body, sheriff's office says

Police discover girl after going to check on man

KENT CITY, Mich. – A toddler might have been alone for several days with the body of a man who was caring for her in a Western Michigan home. 

The Kent County Sheriff's Office said the 49-year-old man was found dead Tuesday after police went to a home at 15175 Peach Ridge in Kent City. 

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The man's relatives had asked police to check on him after they hadn't heard from him in several days. 

The Sheriff's Office said the victim was caring for a friend's 2-year-old daughter. She was unharmed. 

The man's cause of death has not yet been released, but the Sheriff's Office said there is no immediate indication of foul play. 


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