GoFundMe started for 12-year-old boy killed in Wabasha County snowmobile crash

WABASHA, Minn. (KTTC) – The Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office said a 12-year-old boy was killed Sunday after his snowmobile crashed into a tree.

According to the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office, first responders were dispatched to rural Theilman at about 1p.m. for a report of a snowmobile that crashed into a tree.

Emergency responders administered care, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

The boy has been identified by Wabasha County Dispatch as Blaze Leland Himle.

According to a deputy at the scene, Himle was operating a snowmobile on private property when he entered a wooded area and struck the tree.

The Wabasha Fire Department and Wabasha Ambulance were also on scene assisting.

A GoFundMe has been started for funeral arrangements and for his mother. Find it here.

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