Girl, 8, dies after choking on hot dog
May 9, 2012 1:53 pm
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An 8-year-old Mercer County girl died Wednesday after choking on a hot dog at school, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office said today.
Aizeya Mattocks, of Mercer, choked at about 11:30 a.m. Monday while eating in the Mercer Elementary School cafeteria. She was taken to a local hospital before being transported to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
She was pronounced dead at 5:46 p.m. Wednesday.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office ruled she died of asphyxiation due to choking on food.
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First Published February 16, 2012 8:38 am
First Published February 16, 2012 8:38 am
