MN Boy Killed In 'Haunted Hayride' Accident Was Volunteer: Sheriff

STEARNS COUNTY, MN — The 13-year-old boy killed in a central Minnesota "haunted hayride" earlier this month was a volunteer for the event, according to authorities.

Alexander Mick, of Rice, "was part of a group whose job was to frighten riders being pulled through the cornfield area," the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. "No one observed how the accident occurred."

Authorities believe "nothing of a criminal nature" happened and that the death is believed to be accidental.

On Oct. 12 at 7:37 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting an accident at the annual Harvest of Horror Haunted Hayride in St. Augusta.

A teen boy had been injured when he was run over by a trolley wagon being pulled by a tractor, according to authorities. Staff, bystanders, and first responders at the event provided aid.

The St. Augusta Fire Department and Mayo Ambulance service also responded to the scene.

Lifesaving efforts continued but were ultimately unsuccessful and Alexander Mick, 13, of Rice, was pronounced deceased at the scene, authorities said.

The investigation remains open.