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Runaway Rescued After Being Trapped In Tree

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Springs firefighters have rescued a runaway girl after she climbed a tree and ended up upside down hanging by her ankle.

A passerby heard the 10-year-old girl yelling for help on Monday and called the fire department.

Lt. Kenny Bradley tells KRDO-TV the unidentified girl suffered minor injuries.

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