NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – A 13-year-old boy died after a fireworks accident on the 4th of July. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office says shortly after 11 p.m., deputies responded to a distress ...

A 13-year-old Naytahwaush, Minn., 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.

A 13-year-old boy from Naytahwaush, Minnesota died after being struck by a firework on the evening of Friday, July 4.

According to witnesses, the teen was holding a large firework, pointing it away from himself while it was lit. When it went off, it shot through the bottom of the tube and hit him in the chest.

A 13-year-old boy died after lighting a firework in northern Minnesota. Witnesses identified the child as Michael Turner of Naytahwaush.

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.

A 13-year-old boy was fatally hit in the chest by a firework in Minnesota. Witnesses say he was aiming away from himself but the firework shot out backward.