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Recent HS Grad Suffers 3rd Degree Burns On 85% Of Body, PA Community Rallies
An 18-year-old graduate of Emmaus High School has died as a result of burns from a bonfire, authorities said.
Julian Díaz died on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 4 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, after suffering bruns on 84 percent of his body, according to the Lehigh County Coroner.
"He was a funny loving caring son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend," his uncle, Jonathan Gring of Emmaus said on a GoFundMe page. "He always made everyone laugh and if you knew you were going to be around Julian, you knew you were in for some kinda entertainment."
The deadly incident occurred on Wednesday, …
Bucks County Man, 21, Killed By Falling Tree Branch: Coroner
A 21-year-old Bucks County man died nine days after being struck by a falling tree branch when he was removing a tree, authorities said.
Jesse Owens of East Rockhill Township was pronounced dead on Sunday, Aug. 11 at about 3 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
The cause of death is complications of blunt force trauma to the head, the coroner said.
The accident occurred on Friday, Aug. 2, at about 1 p.m. in the 80 Block of Ridge Run Road, East Rockhill Township, the coroner said.
A GoFundMe campaign was organized on …
