13-, 14-Year-Old Girls Killed When Bricks Fall On Hammock
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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are investigating Monday after two girls died when they became trapped on a hammock by some falling bricks.
The hammock was tried to a tree and a brick pillar, police said. The pillar collapsed and fell on the 13- and 14-year-old on Sunday night, according to police.
Officers freed the girls, who were taken to a hospital, where they later died of their injuries.
No names have been released.
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