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GOLDEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The woman who died at Silver Lake Sand Dunes Sunday after heroically pushing her toddler to safety was the mother of two and the wife of a Kent County sheriff’s deputy.

A Michigan mother of two was killed over the weekend while protecting her family after a Jeep lost control during a drag racing event at Silver Lake State Park Sand Dunes, according to the Oceana ...