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6 campers, 1 staffer injured while horseback riding at NH camp, fire officials say

WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) and WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedSix children and one camp staffer were injured in a horse riding incident Tuesday afternoon in Mirror Lake, according to fire officials.
What changedWMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "6 campers, 1 staffer injured while horseback riding at NH camp, fire officials say". WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "6 campers, 1 staffer injured while riding horses in New Hampshire Lakes Region".
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Still Watching. WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "6 campers, 1 staffer injured while horseback riding at NH camp, fire officials say". WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "6 campers, 1 staffer injured while riding horses in New Hampshire Lakes Region".

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Aug 18, 10:01 PM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.

Aug 18, 11:28 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

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6 campers, 1 staffer injured while horseback riding at NH camp, fire officials say

Six children and one camp staffer were injured in a horse riding incident Tuesday afternoon in Mirror Lake, according to fire officials.

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Center ·News report

6 campers, 1 staffer injured while riding horses in New Hampshire Lakes Region

Six children and one camp staff member were injured in a horse riding incident Tuesday afternoon in New Hampshire's Lakes Region.

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