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Young Sisters Killed in Freak Hammock Accident in Ohio

DOUBLE TRAGEDY

A brick pillar collapsed, trapping the 12-year-old and 14-year-old under debris.

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Cleveland Heights Police

Two young sisters relaxing in a hammock were killed when a brick pillar collapsed on them, Ohio authorities said Monday. Scout Scaravelli, 14, and 12-year-old sister Chasey were trapped under a pile of bricks at their Cleveland Heights home on Sunday night, Cleveland.com reported. Investigators believe one end of the hammock was tied to the bricks and the other to a tree. Although emergency workers were able to extricate the girls, they died at the hospital.

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