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Young girl dies after being hit in the head in bizarre accident

A 6-year-old girl is dead after a piece of a badminton racquet came loose and struck her in the head while she was playing with her 10-year-old brother in Limerick. According to state police, the incident occurred at around noon on June 1 at a home on North Shore Drive. The family involved is from New Jersey and was on vacation in Maine. The children were playing outside when the aluminum shaft of a badminton racquet came loose from the wooden handle, causing the shaft to strike the girl in the head and pierce her skull. The girl was flown to MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she died Wednesday, four days after the incident. According to a blog post, the little girl was Lucy Morgan, the daughter of Jesse Morgan, a pastor at Green Pond Bible Chapel in Rockaway, New Jersey. Police say the child’s death was nothing more than a tragic accident.

A six-year-old girl has died after part of her badminton racket came loose and hit her in the head while she was playing with her ten-year-old brother in Limerick.

According to state police, the incident occurred around noon on June 1 at a home on North Shore Drive.

According to police, the affected family is from New Jersey and was on vacation in Maine.

According to police, the children were playing outside when the aluminum shaft of a badminton racket came loose from the wooden handle, causing the shaft to hit the girl in the head and pierce her skull.

The girl was flown to MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she died Wednesday, four days after the incident.

According to a blog post, the little girl was Lucy Morgan, the daughter of Jesse Morgan, a pastor at Green Pond Bible Chapel in Rockaway, New Jersey.

According to the police, the child’s death was merely a tragic accident.