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Amory teen killed in ATV wreck
The wreck happened on Club Land Road off Highway 371 north of Amory, according to Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley.
Posted: May 24, 2021 9:42 AM
Updated: May 24, 2021 12:25 PM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
AMORY, Miss. (WTVA) - An ATV wreck killed a teenager in Monroe County Sunday evening.
The wreck happened on Club Land Road off Highway 371 north of Amory, according to Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley.
He identified the victim as 13-year-old Lana Bass of Amory. The crash happened near her home, on a gravel road.
Gurley says Bass lost control of the ATV, a Polaris Ranger, she was driving and the ATV overturned.
74-year-old man dies while skydiving in Monroe County
Updated 7:35 AM;
A 74-year-old man was killed in a skydiving accident in Monroe County Sunday morning.
Ed Harney, of Paramus, New Jersey, was found dead in a wooded area in Smithfield Township, near East Stroudsburg, WNEP is reporting.
According to reports, Harney’s parachute opened, but it got separated from him during his descent. Witnesses saw him disappear into the wood line.
Harney’s friends told police he was an experienced skydiver and had jumped many times before.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident, WFMZ is reporting.
He had jumped with three other experienced skydivers from a plane with Sky’s the Limit Skydiving Center, reports indicate.
Woman escapes from large house fire in Monroe County
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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MONROE COUNTY, Ga. - A woman was able to escape a house fire in Monroe County Sunday morning.
According to Monroe County Emergency Services, the fire broke out at a home located on Zellner Road.
The woman, who was the only person inside of the house at the time of the blaze, escaped from a side window. Fire crews said there was zero visibility.
The woman told fire officials none of the smoke alarms inside the home were working.
Investigators are working to learn what caused the fire.