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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 16, 12:02 AM
17-year-old falls to his death inside abandoned New Orleans building
A 17-year-old boy died after falling in an abandoned New Orleans building, according to the police.
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17-year-old falls to his death inside abandoned New Orleans building
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What happened A 17-year-old boy died after falling in an abandoned New Orleans building, according to the police.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "17-year-old falls to his death inside abandoned New Orleans building". WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) frames it as "17-year-old falls to his death after group gets inside of Plaza Tower and climbs staircase".
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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 16, 4:32 AM
17-year-old falls to his death after group gets inside of Plaza Tower and climbs staircase
group gets insideclimbs staircase
NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick and Deputy Mayor Michael Harrison said a group of teens were inside the building and coming down a stairway when tragedy struck.
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Aug 16, 3:10 AM
17-year-old boy dies after falling from staircase in Plaza Tower
According to police, the victim, a 17-year-old boy, and a group of friends entered the building and ascended to a higher floor.
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Aug 16, 12:02 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 3:10 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 4:32 AM: WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) joined the source map.
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