MANCHESTER

NH Child Dies in Tire Swing Accident

A child died after he was found unresponsive hanging from a tire swing.

The New Hampshire Union Leader reported that firefighters and police officers found the child outside a home on Douglas Drive in Candia, a town about 11 miles northeast of Manchester.

The boy was just 5 years old. Firefighters performed CPR before he was transported to the Elliot Hospital, but it was too late, according to the Union Leader.

 "It's a tragedy."

"It's a tragedy," Candia Fire Chief Dean Young said.

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