14-year-old boy who was rescued from Minnesota sand hole dies
MN boy's cause of death was accidental suffocation
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Minnesota teen found buried last week in a sand hole has died, authorities say.
Wabasha County Sheriff Rodney Bartsh said Hunter Flaxbeard’s death has been ruled an accidental suffocation, The Rochester Post-Bulletin reports.
The Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call on March 28 that a 14-year-old boy was stuck in a sand hole and covered with sand in a rural area.
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A 14-year-old boy who was rescued from a Minnesota sand hole died two days after getting to the hospital. (Fox News)
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Deputies attempted to save his life before he was flown to a hospital. But he died two days later on Thursday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}His online obituary described him as "king and compassionate," noting that his organs had been donated. "This," the obit said, "is something he would be proud of!"