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Teen dies after being pulled into woodchipper

COPLAY, LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A teenager was pronounced dead on Tuesday after officials said he was pulled into a commercial woodchipper in Lehigh County.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s office said Isiah Bedocs, age 17, was pulled into a commercial-grade woodchipper on Tuesday around 1:35 p.m. in North Whitehall Township.

First responders transported Bedocs to the Lehigh Valley Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m.

The Lehigh County Coroner performed an autopsy and determined Bedocs died due to multiple traumatic injuries sustained from the woodchipper.

The coroner declared the death accidental.