EDWARDSBURG, Mich. — The Cass County Sheriff's Office has identified one of the four people killed in Friday's storm system.
They say 12-year-old Silas Anderson died following the tornado near Edwardsburg.
The Sheriff's Office says around 3:15 p.m. they got a call saying a family could not find their son. This was around the same time and area of reports of the tornado near Conrad Rd. north of US 12.
When first responders arrived, the boy had been found and his parents were performing first aid. He was taken to the hospital where he passed away surrounded by family.
Edwardsburg Community Schools also shared the death of the 6th grade student, and said they will provide grief resources to staff and students.
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