Flagpole falls, killing 5-year-old
From Times Wire Reports
High winds toppled a flagpole onto a kindergartner during recess at an elementary school in Ferndale, killing the 5-year-old girl, a school spokeswoman said.
The accident happened in a courtyard at Roosevelt Primary School. About 15 other children were in the courtyard at the time, but none was hurt, said spokeswoman Stephanie Hall.
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