LOWELL, Ark. (AP) - A 7-year-old girl was killed in northwest Arkansas when she was thrown from a mule and dragged.

The Benton County Sheriff's Department said the accident happened Wednesday just east of Lowell.

Officials say a passer-by saw the mule dragging the child. A deputy reached the area and family members were already administering CPR on the child.

The Benton County Daily Record reports (http://is.gd/jZsVy4 ) the girl was taken to a hospital where she died of her injuries.

The sheriff's office didn't release the child's name.

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