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Frank Gornik (14) died instantly when he was sucked into the blades of a wood chipper
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Published: Sep 20, 2010 @ 9:46 PM
Frank Gornik (14)
Date:
Nov 22, 2009
Cause of Death:
Wood Chipper Accident
Location:
Poquoson, Virginia
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Police have identified the 14-year-old who died Sunday while working with a wood chipper as Frank Anthony Gornik.
He was working as part of a three-person crew removing debris and tree limbs from a house on Wagner Road about 3 p.m. Sunday, Poquoson police Chief Cliff Bowen said. He was using a shovel to drop debris into the hopper of a large wood chipper when the shovel apparently got caught in the blades, and the boy was dragged into the machine.
He died instantly, Bowen said.
Grief counselors were at Poquoson High School and Poquoson Middle School on Monday. Frank was popular, and the school superintendent wanted to make sure there were counselors available for any students who knew him at the two schools, Bowen said.
The boy was being remembered in a Facebook group, "In Loving Memory of Frank Gornik." Within an hour of the group's creation Sunday night, it had more than 300 fans. By Monday night, there were more than 1,250.
Frank's parents died before him, according to a 2007 obituary for his father. He had a brother and a sister.
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