VIDEO: Teen arrives at prom in coffin

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. --


A New Jersey high school student who hopes to become a funeral director has surprised her classmates by arriving at her prom in an open prop coffin.
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Megan Flaherty says she mainly wanted to have fun while attending Pennsauken High School's junior prom Saturday. The 17-year-old says she checked with her date to make sure he had no reservations about her plans.

Flaherty's open coffin slid out of the back a hearse. She then stepped out of the coffin on the hand of her date and smiled as other prom goers looked on in amazement.
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LINK: Read more about Megan's arrival, and reaction to it, on NJ.com
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