New Delhi, July 1 -- In a tragic incident in the US, a woman was found dead inside a clothing donation box in Florida after she allegedly got stuck while trying to retrieve donated items, local authorities said.

According to the Plantation Police Department, officers were alerted around 6:45 am on Friday after a passerby spotted a person stuck in the large pink donation bin, commonly used for collecting clothes and shoes for the underprivileged, according to the New York Post report.

Emergency responders arrived to find the woman partially stuck inside the box. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

While her identity has not yet been disclosed, police believe she was a homeless, middle-aged woman who may have been attempting to retriev...