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Woman Crushed By Hay Bales Save Email Print
Posted: 9:32 AM Aug 6, 2008
Last Updated: 9:32 AM Aug 6, 2008

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A Manitowoc woman tending to her horses is killed when several huge bales of hay fell on her.

Manitowoc County sheriff's officials say the 63-year-old woman was preparing hay for the horses when three bales weighing about 1,000 pounds each fell from a stack and crushed her about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene in the Town of Manitowoc.

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