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'Two Pleasant Surprises:' Leap Day Twins Born In Greensburg

GREENSBURG (KDKA) - A child being born on Leap Day has about a 1-in-1500 chance of happening.

Twins being born on Leap Day, however, has about a 1-in-50,000 chance of occurring.

On Saturday, that 1 happened at Excela Health in Greensburg.

Twins Wyatt and Emery were welcomed by their parents on Saturday night.

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Photo Credit: Excela Health

"We were due on March 2," said Brian Newcomer, the father. "But her water broke yesterday and we ended up getting a pleasant surprise. Well, two pleasant surprises."

According to the family, being born on Leap Day means they'll be celebrating Wyatt and Emery's birthdays on February 28.

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