One of the teens that suffered critical burns to the majority of his body from a fire incident on New Year’s Day in Greene County has died.

Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams confirms to Raccoon Valley Radio 15-year-old Harley McDonald passed away from his injuries that he suffered when he was on fire after a cabin caught fire at 1178 H Avenue early New Year’s Day. Another teen, 14-year-old Lucas Oakes, suffered burns to mainly his hands and face after he put out the fire on McDonald. Both teens were eventually air lifted to the burn unit in Iowa City. Oakes was released from the burn unit on January 8th and was treated to a “Welcome Back” ceremony with friends and family at the Greene County High School parking lot on January 9th. 

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation, but Sheriff Williams told Raccoon Valley Radio the cause is believed to be from a wood burning stove. 

The families of the two boys have a Facebook page and a CaringBridge page for anyone to continue to follow updates. Click the links below to see either webpage.

Raccoon Valley Radio will bring you more information as it becomes official.

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076948745475

CaringBridge: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/harleyde314