Thousands of Toys Flood Funeral Home of Boy Mauled to Death at Zoo

By NBC News

Thousands of Toys Flood Funeral Home of Boy Mauled to Death at Zoo

November 9, 2012 Updated Nov 9, 2012 at 2:42 PM PDT

Toy construction trucks are pouring into the funeral home handling arrangements for a 2-year-old boy who was fatally mauled when he fell into a wild dog exhibit at the Pittsburgh zoo.

The parents of Maddox Derkosh requested the toys instead of flowers because their son liked to play with trucks and share them with friends.

More than 3,000 have been donated, and the William Slater II funeral home says it will continue accepting the trucks even after the boy's funeral Friday morning.

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