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Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner
Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner A 9-year-old Amish girl who died following a horse training accident on her family farm has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office and her obituary. Anna Grace King had been leading the horse on foot in a training session on her family's farm in the 190 block of Snake Lane in Kinzers, when it became spooked — entangling her in its reins — dragging her down the road on Tuesday, June 25, according to the coroner's office.  What happened next isn't entirely clear but soon she was taken to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital where "resuscitation efforts" ha…

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by Jillian Pikora
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K9 Chokes To Death In Police Training Exercise In Pennsylvania K9 Chokes To Death In Police Training Exercise In Pennsylvania
K9 Chokes To Death In Police Training Exercise In Pennsylvania A police dog is dead after choking on an unnamed object during a training exercise at his handler's home on Tuesday, Sept. 19, say Newberry Township police.  The handler rendered "life-saving efforts" on Zar, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix, but was unable to dislodge the foreign object from his airway, police said.  He was rushed to an emergency clinic where he was pronounced dead, according to the department.  The dog's remains will be escorted to the Newberry Animal Emergency Center at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night for cremation, and "numerous poli…

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by Mac Bullock