CBI called in to help investigate death of 18-month-old girl in Rocky Ford

ROCKY FORD, Colo. – State and local authorities are investigating the death of an 18-month-old girl that happened Saturday, though few details are available.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday evening it had joined the Rocky Ford Police Department and 16^th Judicial District Attorney’s Office investigation into the girl’s death.

CBI said that it would not release details because the investigation is still active.

But a GoFundMe page identifies the toddler as Jayleianna Rivas-Trujillo, and says she died as a result of child abuse. Attempts to reach the Rocky Ford Police Department to confirm that is the case have been unsuccessful.

The La Junta Tribune-Democrat reports that dispatch was called Saturday to report that the girl was unresponsive, and that when an officer arrived, she had a faint pulse.

According to the Tribune-Democrat, the officer performed a sternum rub on the girl before she was taken to the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, then airlifted to Children’s Hospital, where she died.