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Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel Releases Results For 2013

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ATLANTA, Ga. (WTXL)--The Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel releases it's annual report which includes an analysis of child deaths in 2013.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a child's death is eligible for review if the death is sudden, unexpected, or unexplained.

Every Georgia county has a child fatality review committee.

In 2013, 540 child deaths were reviewed. Among unintended deaths, 102 died in traffic accidents.  Twenty-six deaths were a result of drowning.

To read the full report, click here.