‘She was only five’: Community rallies after girl’s tragic death

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Community members are coming together to support the family of a 5-year-old girl killed in a New Year’s Eve accident.

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been created to help cover funeral and burial expenses for Merinn Mae Purcell, who was struck by a vehicle while in the front yard of her home on Raborn Road.

We lost our beloved daughter, Merinn Mae, in a sudden and heartbreaking accident.,” the fundraiser reads. “She was only five years old, and we are now preparing to lay our sweet girl to rest…

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