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Former Salina Teen Dies In Tubing Accident Monday

lake waterCENTRALIA, Kan. (AP) – The Nemaha County sheriff says a 14-year-old boy died after an accident at Centralia City Lake.

The sheriff says in a news release that the teen was riding a tube being pulled by a boat Monday evening when he was thrown from the tube.

The teenager, whose name is not being released, was later pronounced dead at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital. He is a former Salina resident who attended school at Oakdale Elementary and Lakewood Middle School.

An investigation is continuing but the sheriff says foul play is not suspected.

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