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<p>EASTON, Pa. (AP) &#8212; Police are trying to determine whether a 34-year-old Pennsylvania woman was drunk or otherwise intoxicated when her 11-month-old daughter was found unresponsive, under water in a bath tub last week.</p><p>The Lehigh County coroner says the little girl, Cassie Montoro, was rushed to a hospital on Thursday and died Friday.</p><p>Easton police say the girl&#8217;s mother smelled of alcohol, was off-balance and had vomit on the front of her shirt and even nodded off once while speaking with police after the girl was found about 6:45 p.m.</p><p>Investigators have obtained a search warrant for the woman&#8217;s blood so it could be tested for drugs and alcohol.</p><p>Police haven&#8217;t charged the woman but were continuing to investigate her daughter&#8217;s death.</p><style>
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Baby girl dies after bathtub incident; mom tested for booze