Kids, Eggs Trampled at Easter Hunt
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A church-sponsored Easter egg hunt turned into a
free-for-all.
Some 5,000 people were drawn to Saturday's event held by the World Harvest
Church, which featured a pile of thousands of artificial eggs containing Bible
verses and pieces of candy.
But when it came time to grab the treats, children were joined by anxious
parents rushing the pile, and eggs and youngsters got trampled.
Ten-year-old Lizzy Ellenwood managed to collect a few eggs, but complained
that some kid pushed her in the stomach and another ran over her foot with a
skate.
``This isn't an Easter egg hunt. It's an Easter egg massacre,'' said Joe
Vetter, one of the adults watching the debacle.
Church spokesman Ryan Julison called the event a success, but said that next
year the church will make sure everyone realizes it's for the children, not
the adults.
Deborah Edge took her 6-year-old and 10-year-old children to the hunt, and was
shocked at how some parents behaved.
``I saw a lady stealing out of a little kid's basket,'' she said.
AP-NY-04-05-98 1346EDT
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