WAUSAU - The frantic 911 call to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department from the home of an 11-year-old Weston girl who died from untreated diabetes was made by friends of the girl's parents, authorities said Thursday.

The callers hadn't previously been identified.

Randall and Althea Wormgoor each spoke to a dispatcher as chaos and cries could be heard in the background at Dale and Leilani Neumann's home in rural Weston on Sunday afternoon, said Capt. Scott Sleeter of the Everest Metro Police Department in Weston.

Madeline Neumann died Sunday from an undiagnosed but treatable form of diabetes as her parents prayed for her to get better. Her mother, Leilani Neumann, said she never expected her daughter, whom she called Kara, to die.

The family believes in the Bible, which says healing comes from God, Leilani Neumann said.

The sheriff's department released tape recordings Thursday of two calls related to the girl's medical condition.

One was from an aunt in California on the department's non-emergency line, Lt. Jason Plaza said. She reported the girl was in a coma and needed medical help because the family "believes in faith instead of doctors."

The four-minute 911 call from the Neumann's friends came in at 2:38 p.m. Sunday, after police and an ambulance had been dispatched to the home, police said.

In the 911 call, Randall Wormgoor told the dispatcher that the "girl is not breathing" before he handed the phone to Althea Wormgoor, who got details from the dispatcher about performing CPR.

"Is she breathing? Is she breathing? Is she breathing?" the woman asked frantically.

Someone in the background hollered, "No."

"No, she is not," Althea Wormgoor told the dispatcher.

The dispatcher urged everyone to calm down and reported that help was on the way.

"Did she respond to the breaths at all?" the dispatcher asked.

"No, no, no. I don't think so," Althea Wormgoor responded, her voice choked with emotion.

When people in the home realized emergency help was outside, they became excited. There is yelling and what appears to be weeping on the tape.

"Over here," someone yelled.

The child was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.

A message left for Althea Wormgoor at a telephone listing in Schofield was not immediately returned Thursday.

The aunt in California, Ariel Gomez, said she did not want to talk to the media about her role in getting help to the home.

"I have been hearing enough of myself on TV," she said, possibly referring to the tapes released by police. "Thank you. Have a nice day."

The mother of an 11-year-old girl who died of untreated diabetes said Wednesday that she did not know her daughter was terminally ill as she prayed for her to get better.

Madeline Neumann died Sunday from an undiagnosed and treatable form of diabetes.

Her mother, Leilani Neumann, told The Associated Press she never expected her daughter, whom she called Kara, to die. The family believes in the Bible, and it says healing comes from God, but they are not crazy, religious people and they have nothing against doctors, she said.

The girl's father, Dale Neumann, a former police officer, said he has friends who are doctors. He started CPR "as soon as the breath of life left" his daughter's body, he said.

Other family members called 911 to seek emergency help, Leilani Neumann said.

"We are remaining strong for our children," she said. "Only our faith in God is giving us strength at this time."

The couple has three other children.

Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin has said an autopsy determined Madeline died from diabetic ketoacidosis, an ailment that left her with too little insulin in her body.

She had probably been ill for about 30 days, suffering symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness, he said. She had not been diagnosed with the ailment previously, he said.

The girl was in public school last semester and being home schooled this semester, Vergin said.

But Leilani Neumann said her daughter, a straight A student, was in good health until recently.

"We just noticed a tiredness within the past two weeks," she said. "And then just the day before and that day (she died), it suddenly just went to a more serious situation. We stayed fast in prayer then. We believed that she would recover. We saw signs that to us, it looked like she was recovering."

Her daughter had no fever and there was warmth in her body, she explained.

The family does not belong to an organized religion or faith, Leilani Neumann said.

She said the family is not worried about a police investigation into her daughter's death because "our lives are in God's hands. We know we did not do anything criminal. We know we did the best for our daughter we knew how to do."

Vergin said he expect the investigation to wrap up by Friday and the findings to be forwarded to the district attorney to review for possible charges.

The family moved to Weston from California about two years ago to open a coffee shop and be closer to other relatives, the Neumanns said. They live in rural Weston, in a modern, middle class home in the some woods. A basketball hoop is set up in the driveway.

Officers went to the home after a relative in California asked police to check on the girl. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

According to Vergin, the parents told investigators Madeline last saw a doctor when she was 3 to get some shots. The girl had attended public school during the first semester but didn't return for the second semester, he said.

Mrs. Neumann said she deeply loves all her children and has nurtured them spiritually, emotionally and physically.

"Our lives are in God's hands and whatever we go through we are just going to trust him," she said. "We need healing. We are going through the healing process."

Excerpts from a taped telephone call made Sunday from California to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department by the aunt of an 11-year-old rural Weston girl who died from untreated diabetes:

The aunt: "My sister-in-law, she's very religious, she believes in faith instead of doctors ... and she called my mother-in-law today ... and she explained to us that she believes her daughter's in a coma now and she's relying on faith. ..."

The dispatcher got more information from the caller and asked if an ambulance should be sent.

The aunt: "Please. I mean, she's refusing. She's gonna fight it so ... We've been trying to get her to take her to the hospital for a week, a few days now so."

A timeline of calls and emergency response on Sunday related to the girl's death:

2:02 p.m. The girl's aunt calls from California on a non-emergency line but does not have enough details about the family's rural Weston address, so she calls back at 2:06 p.m. and 2:33 p.m. with more information.

2:35 p.m. Everest Metro Police and Weston Fire and EMS dispatch to the rural Weston home.

2:38 p.m. A 911 call is made from the rural Weston home for a medical emergency.

2:42 p.m. Everest Metro Police are on scene.

2:44 p.m. Weston EMS on scene.

2:48 p.m. Weston EMS leaves home for Saint Clare's Hospital.

3:05 p.m. Weston EMS arrives at Saint Clare's.

3:30 p.m. The girl is pronounced dead at Saint Clare's.

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