3 sisters buried alive in canola seed truck: Dangers farm children face

People magazine reported Oct. 15, that three sisters died in a Canada farm tragedy. The Alberta girls, Catie Bott, 13, and twin sisters Dara Bott and Jana Bott, both 11, were buried alive in a canola seed truck. The case prompts discussion of the unique dangers farm children face, like "drowning" and suffocation from grain engulfment. The heartbroken parents, Roger and Bonita Bott, own the farm. The girls were playing in a truckload of seeds on Oct. 13. Somehow all three girls got buried and suffocated from inhalation of the tiny canola seeds. Catie and one of the twins died at the scene. The other twin passed away at 3 am on Wednesday after being flown to Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital.  3 sisters died in Canada farm tragedy: Girls buried alive in canola seed truck | Examiner.com