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Volunteer at California Animal Park Mauled to Death By Lion

Posted on March 22, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

A young woman volunteering at a zoo in Central California died after a lion attacked her in early March, according to sources. Diana Hanson, 24, was cleaning a cage at Cat Haven, a private zoo in Fresno County when a 550-pound male African lion lifted the partially-open door of the cage and attacked her. Hanson died immediately of a broken neck, according to Fresno County Coroner David Hadden. The victim’s family believes that the lion may have actually been trying to play with Hanson but the “rough play turned tragic.” “We’re thankful that she didn’t suffer,” Paul Hanson, Diana’s brother, told the Associated Press. “It sounds like it was an accident. Maybe the latch had not been completely closed … You know, because house cats are smart, they can open doors. It wasn’t a vicious attack … because you would expect severe lacerations and biting on the neck and that…
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Experienced Sailor Killed Off Coast of Southern California

Posted on March 18, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

One man died in a sailboat accident in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Clemente Island on March 8, according to sources. Rescues crews were able to save five other crewmembers after their vessel was torn apart in rough waters, but Craig Williams did not survive. Williams and the crew were competing the annual Islands Race. Adverse weather and rough waters created difficult conditions for search teams attempting to rescue the crew. The Islands Race is run by the Newport Harbor yacht club and the San Diego yacht club, spanning 139 nautical miles in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. “Silver Gate Yacht Club is very sad to acknowledge the loss of one of our members, as well as the lost of a member’s boat,” read a statement from the yacht club Williams was a member of. “This is a tragedy for the families and…
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Man, Wife and Unborn Baby Killed in Tragic Hit-and-Run

Posted on March 15, 2013 by bonnicilawgroup

Police are searching for a man they suspect of causing a car accident in New York that killed a man and his pregnant wife on March 3. Police suspect Julio Acevedo of crashing into the car and killing Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, and their unborn child. The driver of the car was injured but survived. Police arrested Acevedo, 44, earlier this year on drunk driving charges. Police claim that in this second accident, Acevedo was driving a BMW down a busy street in Brooklyn at 60 mph when he collided into the Glaubers’ car on March 3 before fleeing the scene. A nearby hospital delivered the baby, but doctors pronounced the child dead a short time later. Acevedo has a previous history of violence as he was convicted of shooting a man to death in 1990; he served nearly 10 years in jail. “We in the community are…
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