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Child killed in swing set collapse identified

Zumbrota Police say the child was swinging on the swing set when it collapsed
Henry Nowicki (Credit: Gabriel Nowicki)

ZUMBROTA, Minn. - A four-year-old boy has died after a swing set collapsed in Goodhue County.

Gabriel Nowicki, of Rochester, said his son, Henry, died in the accident. He said Henry's grandparents were babysitting him when the accident happened shortly after 10 a.m. Monday at a home in Zumbrota. Gabriel said Henry was on a swing when the top bar of the A-frame swing set came down on top of Henry

The incident remains under investigation by Zumbrota Police and the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office.

It's the second time this month that a child has died in a swing set accident. Nine-year-old Gavin Ludewig died Aug. 1 when he became tangled in the chains of a swing set in Comfrey.

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