Hanging Victim Prank Turns Into Real Thing
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<i> Associated Press </i>
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — A teen-age worker posing as a hanging victim along the route of a Halloween hayride was found hanged for real when the ride reached him, authorities said.
A police spokesman said the weekend death appeared to be accidental. The rope was a prop and should not have gone around the boy’s neck, officials said.
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