First-Grader Killed When Falling Tree Strikes Tent At State Park

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First-Grader Killed When Falling Tree Strikes Tent At State Park

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GARDNERS, Pa. -- A 40-foot pine tree fell in a state park, killing a 7-year-old Cub scout and injuring his father and another boy while they slept in tents during a father-son weekend.

Owen R. Lentz, a first-grader from Camp Hill, was killed when the tree fell early Sunday, Grove Furnace State Park manager Kenneth J. Boyles said.

Boyles said the accident was "against all odds." The weather was calm, but the tree was diseased, he said.

Owen's father, Lee Lentz, who was asleep in the same tent, was struck on the head. He was treated at Carlisle Medical Center and released.

http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3390029/detail.html

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Mon Jun-07-04 09:43 AM
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1. Holy crap! How scary is THAT?

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