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Tuesday, March 11, 2003     Page: 5A

HAZLE TWP. – State police at Hazleton are investigating the death of Lisa
Ann Petrick, 24, of Mountain Top.
   
Petrick was found dead Sunday morning inside the Hazleton Apartments in
Hazle Township. She did not reside at the apartments, Trooper James Surmick
said.
    State police said an autopsy showed Petrick had numerous illegal and
prescription drugs in her blood. The cause of death was pulmonary edema, the
filling of the lungs with blood that is common in drug overdoses.
   
State police said Petrick’s manner of death will be determined after
toxicology results are completed.