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Toppled Over Tombstones Kill Children in Separate Accidents

I'm not sure I would have considered tombstones a danger until now. Recently, not one, but at least two children were killed when tombstones fell on top of them in separate instances and different cemeteries.

Here are those stories:

Boy, 4, Dies After Tombstone Falls On Him

Girl Killed By Tombstone at Bible School

Have you ever heard of anything like this? I'll certainly reconsider safety when visiting a cemetery in future with children.

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Permalink Reply by Alicia (Alsan) on July 8, 2012 at 3:24pm

I never would have thought either :( I had seen the first story, but not the second...

That said, I'm personally not concerned. My kids have never been to a cemetery and even I avoid them like the plague.