Teenager dies after being struck by firework in northwestern Minnesota
A 13-year-old boy died after being struck by a firework in northwestern Minnesota on Friday night, according to the Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office says they were called to Naytahwaush, Minnesota, just after 11 p.m. When they arrived on the scene, they found the 13-year-old. He was not breathing and did not have a pulse.
Officers performed life-saving measures, but the teenager was pronounced dead a little while later.
Witnesses at the scene say the teenager was pointing the firework away from his body when it was lit, however, it shot through the bottom of the tube, hitting the teen in the chest, according to the sheriff's office.
The incident remains under investigation.
