Tests Show Elm Creek Boy Died from Inhaling Gas Fumes

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Posted: 3:40 PM Sep 2, 2010 Tests Show Elm Creek Boy Died from Inhaling Gas Fumes Elm Creek, Neb. Toxicology tests show that a 12-year-old boy who died this summer in south-central Nebraska had inhaled gasoline fumes. Reporter: Associated Press

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Toxicology tests show that a 12-year-old boy who died this summer in south-central Nebraska had inhaled gasoline fumes.

Buffalo County Attorney Shawn Eatherton told the Kearney Hub that the gasoline fumes caused Tucker Coons' death on July 10.

But Eatherton says he doesn't know whether Coons inhaled the fumes accidentally or intentionally.

Coons was found unresponsive near an outbuilding at his home. Paramedics responded, but Coons died at the scene.

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Posted by: Jen Location: St. Paul on Sep 4, 2010 at 12:34 AM

Tucker we will miss you dearly. You always knew how to make others smile, even if it was just by seeing that onery smile you often wore.

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