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Police said the death is not believed to be a suicide.
Ohio finished 2016 with the ninth highest rate among states in pedestrian rail trespass casualties, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.
The state recorded 34 rail-related pedestrian casualties — defined as injuries or deaths — last year, 16 of which were deaths, FRA figures show.
Administration data shows 994 casualties nationwide last year, led by California’s 191, including 101 fatalities.
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Other states high on the list – from No. 2 through No. 8 – include Texas (89 casualties, 38 deaths), Florida, (63, 37), New York (54, 27), Pennsylvania (45, 26), Illinois (39, 22), Georgia (35, 19) and North Carolina (35, 23), according to the FRA.
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