Hawkeye Reporter

A Sloan, Iowa boy has died after succumbing to injuries sustained in a homecoming accident.

A person took to Twitter urging the public to send prayers.

“If you're so inclined, prayers are being requested for the students and parents of Sloan, Iowa. Horrible accident during their homecoming parade. Please keep the family of the young boy in your thoughts,” Annie Bannany wrote Sept. 24.

The 12-year-old boy was on a float that was part of the homecoming parade when he fell off and got run over, The Associate Press reported. 

Kage McDonald, a student in the Westwood Community School District, was identified as the victim.

Westwood Superintendent Jay Lutt wrote a letter to families in the school district, KTIV reported.

“It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that one of our junior high students, Kage McDonald, passed away today,” Lutt stated. “Our condolences and thoughts go out to the family. Kage had an enormous heart and I enjoyed every interaction I had with him. He was a tough kid who worked hard at everything he did. He will be missed and remembered by all who knew him.”

Subsequently, the Hinton School District decided to postpone its football game against Westwood that was slated for that evening and held the event on Saturday, Sept. 25 instead, KCCI reported.

McDonald, a middle school student, had to be airlifted to MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center, where he later passed away.