US Edition13-Year-Old Naytahwaush Boy Dies After Firework Hits Him on Fourth of July
- On July 4, 2025, 13-year-old Michael Turner was struck in the chest by a firework at a home on New Circle Drive in Naytahwaush, Minnesota.
- Turner was holding and pointing a large lit firework away from himself when it unexpectedly shot through the bottom of its tube and hit him.
- Witnesses reported Turner fell to the ground clutching his chest, bystanders immediately began chest compressions, and deputies and paramedics continued life-saving efforts.
- Turner was declared deceased shortly after midnight, and the Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office stated that the case is still under investigation pending the results of an autopsy.
- Law enforcement responded at about 11:14 p.m. to the distress call and found Turner without a pulse, marking the start of emergency response and the ongoing official inquiry.
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13-year-old Minnesota boy dies in fireworks accident
NAYTAHWAUSH — A 13-year-old Naytahwaush boy was pronounced dead after a lit firework he was holding went off and struck him in the chest, according to a Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office press release. At approximately 11:14 p.m. Friday, July 4, law enforcement responded to a residence on New Circle Drive in Naytahwaush on a report that 13-year-old Michael Turner had been struck with a firework. Upon arrival, law enforcement observed that Turner …
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