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5-year-old Carson City boy killed by falling rock

Tuesday, June 8, 1999 | 9:04 a.m.

Dalton James Sutter, 5, was fishing with his mother and a friend near Woodfords when the accident occurred late Sunday afternoon, Douglas County (Nev.) Sheriff's Sgt. Lance Modispacher said.

The boy's mother, Lori Egerton, was walking up the riverbank when a large rock about 2.5 feet in diameter became dislodged and rolled toward the river.

The rock fell onto the boy and drove him into the river. He suffered injuries to his head and body and was under the water for just a few seconds, Modispacher said.

Mrs. Egerton and her friend performed CPR on the boy and drove him to the Carson Valley, where they called 911.

Paramedics responded and met the couple at the intersection of State Highway 88 and Kimmerling. The boy was transported to Carson Valley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

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