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Thread #142710   Message #3291466
Posted By: Amos
16-Jan-12 - 12:55 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Bellingham busker boy accidentally hanged
Subject: RE: Obit: Bellingham busker boy hanged
SUDDEN VALLEY - A 10-year-old boy died at Harborview Medical Center Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, from injuries he suffered during an apparent accidental hanging at his home in Sudden Valley the day before. Caleb Kors, a budding street and circus performer who often busked at the Bellingham Farmers Market, was airlifted to the Seattle hospital Monday after he was injured at the family's home on North Summit Drive. Kors, under his stage name "Flip," performed acrobatics and juggling tricks with the Bellingham Circus Guild. [1] A 10-year-old street performer has died after accidentally hanging himself in his bedroom. Caleb 'Flip' Kors, who was well-known for his juggling, magic and acrobatic tricks at the weekly farmers market in Bellingham, Washington, was found next to some acrobatic equipment. Initial reports suggested he had been practising a trick, although it has also been claimed he had been scrambling around collecting material for a new costume. He was rushed from his home in Sudden Valley to a Bellingham hospital after the accident on Monday before being airlifted to Seattle's main trauma center. Whatcom County Sheriff's Department said the death happened accidentally in his room, amid assembled acrobatic equipment. [2]