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Parents Hope Texas Teen's Last Test Will Spread Awareness

The parents of a Texas teen who died after she was accidentally electrocuted inside a bathtub are sharing one of the last photos their daughter sent before her death.

The photo taken July 9 shows an extension cord that 14-year-old Madison Coe brought inside the bathroom so she could charge her phone while she was in the tub.

Investigators believe Coe may have been electrocuted after touching a frayed portion of the extension cord.

Lovington Police Sgt. David Miranda says the teen's family hopes the image will raise awareness of the dangers that the combination of electricity, water and portable electronic devices can pose to people.

Coe was an incoming high school freshman from Lubbock, Texas. She was visiting her father in Lovington, New Mexico, when she died.

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