A 10-year-old was electrocuted while trying to rescue her kittens from behind a dryer. Greenlee Marie from Texas died on Saturday at her home. Her parents told KSLA News that her kittens had become stuck behind the dryer and she was trying to free them. Her mother, Shelby Roos said: "She had more compassion at 10-years-old than most adults do in their entire lifetime. "She loved her babies. And she would do anything for them. I know she is up there right now with all of her babies." Authorities are investigating the incident. New Boston Police Chief Garry McCrary said "it's too early right now to go ahead and place blame and responsibility until the investigation is over." The family had been living in the home for 15 months and said that there had been some electrical issues in the premises. Her parents are aiming to set up a fund for people to donate to a local animal shelter in her name. Ms Roos said: "It was something she was so passionate about and I want to honour that."<doc-sep>"I know she is up there right now with all of her babies," her heartbroken mum said. July 11, 2018 Greenlee Marie reached behind the clothes dryer at home to retrieve her kittens that got stuck behind there when the most tragic and freak incident occurred. A 10-year-old, from New Boston in Texas, was somehow electrocuted and passed away on Saturday afternoon. "She loved her babies. And she would do anything for them," Shelby Roos told KSLA-TV when speaking of her daughter and her kittens. "I know she is up there right now with all of her babies." Greenlee Marie was trying to save her kittens from behind the clothes dryer. Source: KSLA The 10-year-old's parents are utterly devastated about losing their little girl. Source: KSLA "It is too early right now to place blame" Investigators returned to the family home on Monday that they have been renting for about 15 months – but police have yet to determine what caused the electrocution. "It is too early right now to go ahead and place blame and responsibility until the investigation is over," New Boston Police Chief Gary McCrary said. Her mum and dad, Scott, plan to set up a fund in Greenlee Marie's name to where people can donate to help a local rescue care for orphaned animals. Investigators are yet to find the cause of the electrocution. Source: KSLA<doc-sep>Authorities in East Texas are investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl who was apparently electrocuted as she was reaching behind a clothes dryer to retrieve her kittens.KSLA-TV in Shreveport, Louisiana, reports that the parents of Greenlee Marie said she was trying to rescue the pets Saturday at the family's home in New Boston, Texas. "She is a beautiful soul. She has more compassion in her at 10 years old than most adults do in their entire life time. She loved her babies and she would do anything for them," said her mother Shelby Roos. "There is no reason our baby should be gone. You don't die inside your own house," father Scott Hendrix said. Authorities were back at the home on Monday investigating.New Boston police Chief Garry McCrary told the television station the home had electrical issues in the past but that it's "too early right now to go ahead and place blame and responsibility until the investigation is over. "The girl's body was sent to Dallas for an autopsy.Her parents have set up a fund for people to donate to a local animal rescue in the name of Greenlee Marie. "That is something even at 10 years old she was so passionate about. I want to honor her that way," Roos said. New Boston is about 20 miles from the Arkansas border and about 150 miles northeast of Dallas. Authorities in East Texas are investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl who was apparently electrocuted as she was reaching behind a clothes dryer to retrieve her kittens. KSLA-TV in Shreveport, Louisiana, reports that the parents of Greenlee Marie said she was trying to rescue the pets Saturday at the family's home in New Boston, Texas. Advertisement "She is a beautiful soul. She has more compassion in her at 10 years old than most adults do in their entire life time. She loved her babies and she would do anything for them," said her mother Shelby Roos. "There is no reason our baby should be gone. You don't die inside your own house," father Scott Hendrix said. Authorities were back at the home on Monday investigating. New Boston police Chief Garry McCrary told the television station the home had electrical issues in the past but that it's "too early right now to go ahead and place blame and responsibility until the investigation is over." Facebook: Shelby Roos The girl's body was sent to Dallas for an autopsy. Her parents have set up a fund for people to donate to a local animal rescue in the name of Greenlee Marie. "That is something even at 10 years old she was so passionate about. I want to honor her that way," Roos said. New Boston is about 20 miles from the Arkansas border and about 150 miles northeast of Dallas.<doc-sep>
NEW BOSTON, Texas -- Authorities in Texas are investigating the death of 10-year-old Greenlee Marie, whose parents say she was electrocuted while rescuing kittens from behind a clothes dryer. "She's a beautiful soul. She had more compassion in her at 10 years old than most adults do in their entire lifetime," her mother, Shelby Roos, told KSLA . "She loved her babies and she would do anything for them. "The family said on their GoFundMe page that Greenlee loved animals so much that she wanted to become a vet. "Her whole life she had enjoyed helping those less fortunate than herself, and had always planned when she was older to become a veterinarian and to help rescue more animals," the family wrote Her father, Scott Hendrix, is still trying to make sense of it. "There is no reason our baby should be gone," he said. "You don't die inside your own house. "Chief Gary McCrary said it's too early to place blame but that police are investigating why the girl was electrocuted. "Apparently this residence had some electrical issues in the past according to some reports and statements that have been made," McCrary said.The family has been renting out the house for about 15 months, KSLA reports. "Landlords need to be held accountable for the conditions of the homes that they let people live in," Roos said. "And all we want is a voice for our daughter that left us over a senseless act." The family is collecting donations in her honor for local animal rescue efforts. "It was something even at 10 years old she was so passionate about," her mom said. "I want to honor her that way."