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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

World’s oldest living conjoined twins die in Pennsylvania, aged 62

A middle-aged pair of white conjoined twins who share the top and part of the side of a skull. The woman is facing the camera and smiling slightly, whereas the man's face is turned completely away from the camera.
Lori Schappell and George Schappell in New York City on 21 June 2007. Photograph: Jason Kempin/FilmMagic

The world’s oldest living conjoined twins have died at the age of 62 in their native Pennsylvania.

Lori and George Schappell died on 7 April at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, according to an obituary. A cause of death was not disclosed.

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