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Gloria Oladipo

Guatemalan boy dies in Mississippi poultry plant accident

Several employees have died at Mar-Jac over the years, Forrest county coroner Butch Benedict said.
Several employees have died at Mar-Jac over the years, the Forrest county coroner, Butch Benedict, said. Photograph: USDA Photo/Alamy

A 16-year-old from Guatemala died on Friday after sustaining a workplace injury at a poultry plant in Mississippi, authorities confirm.

The child, identified as Duvan Tomas Perez, died at Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, about two hours outside of Jackson, NBC News reported. He migrated to the US six years ago from the town of Huispache and was a middle school student.

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