An Indiana boy aged 12 died of an injury caused by fireworks the night prior to July 4, according to authorities.
Camrynn Ray McMichael of Mt. Vernon was injured around 9: 42 pm and died on the way to the hospital, Indiana State Police said Monday.
He was playing with fireworks on Sunday when he was injured and then “was gone…in the blink of an eye,” his mother told ABC Evansville affiliate WEHT in a statement.
An autopsy has been set for Tuesday, said state police, which are leading the investigation.
“Camrynn was a hard-working student and a protective older brother who he loved playing football, basketball, and soccer,” said his mother.
Nine people died from fireworks in the United States last year and 26 people died in the previous year, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
About 11,500 people were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries last year, the CPSC notes.
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