I wouldn’t venture a guess myself about the falling inside part, but positional asphyxia wouldn’t require the lid to be on. The “positional” part of that term refers to suffocating because something is constricting your breathing. Maybe her chest or diaphragm was compressed, or her neck in some way, and she wasn’t able to free herself. That can result in death even if fresh air is flowing.
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I wouldn’t venture a guess myself about the falling inside part, but positional asphyxia wouldn’t require the lid to be on. The “positional” part of that term refers to suffocating because something is constricting your breathing. Maybe her chest or diaphragm was compressed, or her neck in some way, and she wasn’t able to free herself. That can result in death even if fresh air is flowing.