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Eight-year-old killed in Marinette County ATV crash

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An eight-year-old girl has died after an ATV crash in Marinette County Sunday evening.

Rebekah Chapman, of rural Niagara, was riding on an ATV driven by a seven-year-old girl in the Town of Niagara when they hit a tree, the Marinette County Sheriff's Office said. Chapman was thrown from the ATV and seriously injured.

She later died at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain, Michigan. The seven-year-old driver was not hurt.

Neither girl was wearing a helmet or protective gear.

The crash happened off of Panis Road in the Town of Niagara just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday. It is still under investigation.