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Boy Climbs Radio Tower, Falls To Death

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Boy Climbs Radio Tower, Falls To Death

By Katie DeLong

TOWN OF JACKSON – The sheriff’s department says a 15-year-old boy climbed up a radio tower and fell to his death in the Town of Jackson around 5:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Police found the 15-year-old at the base of the tower and transported him to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The teen lived in the Village of Jackson and was a student at West Bend East High School. They are withholding his name at this time. The sheriff’s department says they believe the incident was a suicide.

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