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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Erin Keller

Hero used body to shield 12-year-old girl from passing train, saving her life, family says

Dalton McMillen (right) was killed in Marion while shielding the granddaughter of a longtime family friend from a moving train - (GoFundMe)

An Ohio man is being hailed as a “hero” after he died in a tragic train accident while shielding a 12-year-old girl, according to reports.

The incident happened Friday night in Marion as 12-year-old McKenna Whitted and longtime family friend Dalton McMillen, 33, were walking near railroad tracks on their way to a nearby store to buy candy.

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