Recently, a 3-year-old Georgia girl died after spending nearly 12 hours in the woods in frigid weather. According to reports, her mother has now been arrested and charged. Fox News Digital.
Uriha Ridge, 35, is charged with child abuse and a single count of felony murder, according to the report. Authorities responded to the Foxhall Resort on Jan. 16 after receiving a report of a woman and her two children believed to be missing in the woods.
Resort employees helped authorities find Ridge and her two children. The two children, aged 3 and 7, were found “soaked” and taken to hospital for treatment. However, the 3-year-old girl died after investigators said she was exposed to extreme weather conditions, according to the report.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said:[t]Illegal drug use is believed to be the root cause of Uriha Ridge taking her two young children into the woods for more than 11 hours in sub-zero temperatures and rain, wearing minimal clothing. ing. ”
Temperatures dropped to 18 degrees on January 16, according to the National Weather Service. It was later determined that Ridge had taken illegal drugs before and after going into the woods with her children, according to the outlet. USA Today. The report also noted that the children “were wearing minimal clothing where they spent more than 11 hours in the rain and sub-zero temperatures.”
Ridge and her two children went into the woods around midnight, and Ridge did not call for help until 11:51 a.m. the next morning, “despite having a cell phone with a properly charged battery.” .
The 7-year-old boy’s medical condition is not known at this time.
USA Today reported that Ridge was booked into the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Jail on January 19.
Also, it appears this isn’t the first time Ridge has done this. faced the law Regarding child abuse charges. In November 2022, she was charged with child cruelty and assault, but was eventually released on her bond.
According to warrants in the case, she had hit one of her daughters when she was only 2 years old. She was also found to have dropped her toddler while in a “highly intoxicated state”. But again, she was granted bail and the judge allowed her to retain custody of her children.
It is unclear whether Ridge has hired an attorney.
The incident remains under investigation by Douglas County authorities.
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