A woman has died in California after getting her head stuck in a donation box, according to the Lodi Police Department.
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Why It Matters
There have been multiple reports of deaths in connection with donation bins over the years. Often, the people involved are homeless individuals who were either trying to retrieve items from the bins or use them for shelter, and a tragedy like this highlights their plight.
In March of 2025, a woman was found dead in a burning clothing bin in upstate New York, and in June of 2025, a woman was found dead in a clothing donation box in Florida. A 2019 report from CBS News said that at least seven people in Canada had died after getting stuck in clothing donation bins over multiple years…