Mississippi man dies while saving daughter, 3, from tractor
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Authorities in Mississippi say a man was killed while saving his 3-year-old daughter who had managed to climb onto a tractor and turn it on.
Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage tells WLOX-TV that 24-year-old Bradley Christensen was crushed by the tractor June 23 in Lumberton. In a Wednesday report , the news station quotes family members as calling Christensen a hero.
Authorities say he had been talking to his landlord while his kids played outside when the toddler was able to push a button on the tractor and it began to roll. The tractor was moving toward the landlord's porch when Christensen rushed to take her down. It then pinned him underneath.
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First responders performed life saving measures and airlifted Christensen to a hospital, where he died.
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Information from: WLOX-TV, http://www.wlox.com