Cave-In Kills Girl, 13, and Injures Two Sisters
Chunks of dirt mixed with rocks and pieces of concrete buried three sisters digging a hole in the bank of the Kings River, killing one girl and injuring the other two.
The cave-in at Laton-Kingston Regional Park completely buried Edith Cabrera, 13, of Laton. She was pronounced dead on arrival Wednesday at a Hanford hospital, authorities said.
Witnesses estimated it took between 10 and 15 minutes to uncover the buried girl. Lupe Cabrera, 15, was partly covered by the cave-in, but was not seriously injured, Kings County Sheriff’s Sgt. Randy Leach said. Leach added that a third sister also sustained a minor injury and a fourth was on top of the bank with the girls’ mother, Yselna Cabrera.
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