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Complications From Sickle Cell Caused Teen's Sudden Death Dauphin County Coroner Complications From Sickle Cell Caused Teen's Sudden Death Dauphin County Coroner
Sickle Cell Led To Justin Johnson's Death: Coroner The Dauphin County Coroner has released the autopsy results following the sudden and controversial death of 16-year-old Justin Johnson. Justin Johnson died from "complications of sickle cell disease [...] after falling unconscious at his home along Bianca Way in Lower Paxton Twp. Friday night," as stated in a release from Dauphin County Coroner's Office shared by the County Press Secretary Diane McNaughton.  In addition to Justin's known condition of sickle cell, the coroner "also identified cardiomyopathy as another significant condition." His "manner of death has been ruled natural," as …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Officials ID Man Found Dead By Children Under York City Bridge Officials ID Man Found Dead By Children Under York City Bridge
Officials ID Man Found Dead By Children Under York City Bridge Children found a 59-year-old man dead under a York City bridge Sunday evening, authorities said. Ben Saidi had been living in an area under the bridge at Grantley Road and W. College Avenue, and his body was discovered around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, York County Coroner Pamela L. Gay said. Saidi had been dead for several days or a few weeks and is believed to have died of natural causes, Gay said. He was pronounced dead just before 6:05 p.m., Gay said.

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by Cecilia Levine