Tag: dead
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19-year-old Walmart employee found dead in store walk-in oven in Canada
Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead in the store’s walk-in oven on Saturday in Canada. Halifax Regional Police in the province of Nova Scotia, were called to the Walmart at 6990 Mumford Road at 9:30 p.m. where they found the young woman deceased. The woman “was located…
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At least 3 dead after ‘terrorist attack’ on Turkish defense company
ISTANBUL — At least three people were killed and 14 injured in a “terrorist attack” at the headquarters of one of Turkey’s top defense companies on Wednesday, the country’s interior minister said. Condemning the attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) facility as “heinous,” Ali Yerlikaya wrote on X that two of the attackers had…
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Navy confirms two missing fighter jet pilots are dead after crash in Washington State
The U.S. Navy said Sunday that two pilots who went missing after a fighter jet crash near Mount Rainier in Washington State last week have died. The pair were in the same aircraft, a Navy EA-18G Growler, on a routine training flight when it crashed, the Navy said in a statement. The wreckage of the…
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7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
DARIEN, Ga. — The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in her 90s, the coroner said Sunday. An estimated 700 people were on Sapelo Island, about 72 miles south of Savannah, to celebrate the Gullah Geechee history and its unique…
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Seven believed dead after gangway collapses in Georgia
Seven people are believed dead after a gangway that’s part of a marina collapsed on Sapelo Island on Saturday. Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources said at least 20 people went into the water when the structure gave way before 4:30 p.m., prompting a response from the U.S. Coast Guard and state and local agencies. The…
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Ka, New York rapper celebrated as legendary wordsmith, dead at 52
Celebrated New York City rapper and former firefighter Ka, whose real name was Kaseem Ryan, has died, according to his social media accounts. He was 52. He passed away “unexpectedly” on Saturday, a statement on his Instagram account, verified by NBC News, said on Monday. It praised his contributions to firefighting, to his beloved neighborhood…
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New Jersey Transit operator dead, 23 hurt after train hits tree
A train operator is dead and 23 are injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday, officials say. A River LINE train was traveling southbound from Trenton when it struck a tree north of the Roebling Station at 6:04 a.m, NJ Transit said in a statement. There were a total of…
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2 dead after a hydrogen sulfide leak at a Houston-area Pemex facility
Two people died and more than two dozen were treated Thursday when a chemical leaked at an industrial plant, Texas officials said. A hydrogen sulfide leak was reported Thursday evening at a Pemex facility in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, the city said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said workers were working on a…
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One dead, a dozen others trapped inside Colorado tourist mine after equipment malfunction
At least one person is dead and others are injured after an equipment malfunction trapped nearly two dozen people underground in a Colorado tourist mine, officials with the Teller County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday. Eleven people have been rescued, the sheriff’s office said, and officials are working to get to the 12 people who remain…
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5 dead after small plane crashes on Catalina Island
Five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island off the California coast on Tuesday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday the twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon at around 8 p.m. Soon after, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said their Avalon…