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Three Wisconsin sisters suffocate in cedar chest tragedy
In Unity near Madison, three Mennonite sisters aged 2, 4, and 6 died after locking themselves inside a cedar chest while playing. The mother found them upstairs. CPR failed and they died at the hospital. Community and church members mourn as investigators review how the chest could be accessed only from the outside.
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Unity
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Oberholtzer Farm
Anne
Darlene
Carla
Rosandich
North America
Weaver
Oberholtzer
Oberholtzers
Clair Horst
Pine Grove Mennonite Church
Granton