Teen's 175-Foot Cemetery Plunge Ruled a Suicide

Nicholas Carr died after falling from a mausoleum tower

A 16-year-old boy who was found dead in a Horsham, Pa. cemetery, killed himself by plunging 175 feet from a mausoleum tower, Montgomery County authorities say.

The coroner said Nicholas Carr died from multiple injuries and ruled his death a suicide.

Police found Carr's body in front of the tower at Whitemarsh Memorial Park on Nov. 7 when they went there to check out a report of "suspicious activity." 

An autopsy revealed that the teen died of severe trauma, which included multiple broken bones and extensive internal damage, according to the Montgomery County Coronor's Office.


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