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Another Cheerleader Dies

April 21, 2008 11:20 AM

Mass. Woman's Fatal Injury Points to Overlooked Dangers of Top-End Cheering

When the news broke that 20-year-old Lauren Chang of Newton, Mass., had died during a cheerleading contest last week, there was one person who was not shocked. Jessica Smith, a 19-year-old Californian, says that's because it almost happened to her.

Chang died on April 14 during a meet in Worcester, Mass., after she was accidentally kicked in the chest while performing a "basket catch" routine.  Click here to read more.

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