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Explosion at Gender Reveal Party Kills Woman, Officials Say
Family members at the party, where expectant parents were announcing the sex of their baby, inadvertently created a pipe bomb that killed a woman in Iowa, a sheriff said.
A woman was killed at a house in Iowa after an explosion during an announcement about the baby’s gender, officials said.Credit...CBS News, via YouTube
By Sandra E. Garcia
The woman, Pamela Kreimeyer, 56, died instantly after she was struck in the head by a piece of metal from a device that was intended to reveal the sex of the baby, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Monday.
Guests gather at gender reveal parties to watch expectant parents announce the sex of their baby. The announcements have become more elaborate, with some involving plumes of smoke, pops of confetti or explosive effects to the shades of blue and pink.
On Saturday afternoon, members of the Kreimeyer family and the expectant mother were at a home in Knoxville, Iowa, about 40 miles southeast of Des Moines.
Explosion at Gender Reveal Party Kills Woman, Officials Say
Family members at the party, where expectant parents were announcing the sex of their baby, inadvertently created a pipe bomb that killed a woman in Iowa, a sheriff said.
A woman was killed at a house in Iowa after an explosion during an announcement about the baby’s gender, officials said.Credit...CBS News, via YouTube
By Sandra E. Garcia
- Oct. 28, 2019Updated 2:53 p.m. ET
The woman, Pamela Kreimeyer, 56, died instantly after she was struck in the head by a piece of metal from a device that was intended to reveal the sex of the baby, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Monday.
Guests gather at gender reveal parties to watch expectant parents announce the sex of their baby. The announcements have become more elaborate, with some involving plumes of smoke, pops of confetti or explosive effects to the shades of blue and pink.
On Saturday afternoon, members of the Kreimeyer family and the expectant mother were at a home in Knoxville, Iowa, about 40 miles southeast of Des Moines.
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