14yearold Kellogg boy dies following rescue from sand hole

Apr. 3 — KELLOGG, Minn. — A 14-year-old boy died after he was rescued by first responders last week, according to Wabasha County Sheriff Rodney Bartsh. Hunter Flaxbeard’s death was ruled an accidental suffocation, Bartsh said. “Hunter was a kind and compassionate young man. He was full of adventure and new ideas,” reads part of his online obituary . “True to his nature, he gave the gift of life to many by being an organ and tissue donor. This is something he would be proud of! Hunter will live on in the hearts of his family and friends, and the…