WXYZ Michigan letter carrier dies after porch collapsesDetroit Free PressNancy Schafer, 46, of Dundee, had worked out of the Dundee post office since 1993. / UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office is performing an autopsy today on a mail carrier who was killed Tuesday when the …
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