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Florida teacher dies in rodeo accident

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A social studies teacher from Central Florida died Sunday following a rodeo accident in Mississippi.
 
Lara Dewees taught middle and high school students through Hernando County's e-School.
 
Dewees, a barrel racer, was participating in a rodeo Saturday night when her horse slipped and fell..
 
She was taken to a local hospital for a head injury and broken bones but later died from her injuries. 
 
Dewees was a cancer survivor who had just gotten engaged less than two weeks ago.  She leaves behind an 18-month-old son, Layton.
 
Friends and raising money for her family.
 
AGoFundMe account has raised more than $13,000 so far.