The plaintiff had the burden of proving her allegation that the insured's death resulted from accidental injury as defined by the policy. The policy defines accidental injury as "bodily injury effected solely through external and accidental means" and provides that "the benefit for natural death will be payable in lieu of the accidental death benefit: .. . (3) if the injury or death is caused or contributed...
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