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Florida Doctor Strangled by Electronic Neck Massager, Authorities Say
Published January 13, 2015
A South Florida doctor has died after authorities say she was accidentally strangled by a electronic neck massager on Christmas Eve.
Kenneth Gegerson called 911 after finding his wife's body on the bedroom floor next to the neck massager. Paramedics pronounced 37-year-old Michelle Ferrari-Gegerson dead at the scene. Authorities believe her necklace got caught in the massager and it quickly tightened around her neck.
According to Broward Sheriff's authorities, Ferrari-Gegerson spent the evening wrapping gifts and getting ready for work while using the massager to relieve neck pain.
Detective did not specify the type of massager, saying it's still an active investigation.
Ferrari-Gegerson, a radiologist at Jackson Memorial Hospital, was the mother of a 1-year-old, the Miami Herald reports.
Her husband, a dentist, reportedly found her unconscious at around 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
The Broward Sheriff's Office told the newspaper that deputies found the electronic massager on the floor near Ferrari-Gegerson when they arrived at the scene.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report
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