A Florida sheriff’s office has apologized after it “accidentally” posted a crime scene photo of a dead 13-year-old girl on Instagram.
The body of Madeline “Maddie” Soto was displayed as one of the featured photos in a now-deleted post made on Osceola County Sheriff Marco Lopez’s Instagram page, t he Orlando Sentinel reports .
The photo, posted a day after Madeline’s body was found on Friday following a five-day search in rural St. Cloud, appeared as the third picture in a series of unrelated images meant to promote a recent event with officers and seniors.
“A post was made on social media about a community event for seniors. In the post, an investigative photo was accidentally included,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “The photo was immediately removed. We deeply apologize for any confusion or disturbance this may have caused.”
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