California IN BRIEF : DUCOR : 2 Children Killed, 1 Hurt in Cave-In
Two children were killed and a third was injured in a cave-in at a construction site in this Tulare County community 40 miles southeast of Visalia. Kelly Trice, 10, and Nicole Henn, 5, were declared dead at Sierra View Hospital Friday night after fire crews found the three children trapped in a drainage ditch. Sheriff’s Sgt. Nick Martinez said the ditch had apparently collapsed due to the heavy rains. The third child, Geraldo Lucio, 12, was only partially buried but suffered from exposure. The children had been flying kites.
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