2 Brothers Found Dead; Trapped in Locker
Two young brothers who apparently hid in a wooden footlocker in Springfield when they heard their sister looking for them died after becoming trapped inside.
“By freak of accident or freak of nature . . . the lid came down and locked, and they couldn’t get out,” police Lt. William J. Noonan told the Springfield Union-News and Sunday Republican.
Police believed the two suffocated, but they were awaiting autopsy results.
Tracy Hart found sons Chris Hart, 13, and Sean Hart, 5, just after noon Saturday, Noonan said. Police said the younger brother often hid when called for meals.
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