Sheriff: 9-Year-Old Boy Dies After ATV Flips In Northern Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 9-year-old boy died over the weekend after the ATV he was driving flipped on top of him.

The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened Sunday evening at a home in rural Boy River, which is about 30 miles west of Grand Rapids.

The 9-year-old victim was driving a Yamaha 700 with a 15-year-old boy as his passenger. The ATV struck a water hole and flipped over.

Emergency crews removed the vehicle off the boy and attempted life-saving procedures, but they were not successful.

The teenage passenger was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The name of the 9-year-old victim was not released. An autopsy is slated to be performed by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office.

The incident remains under investigation.