Police have identified the person killed on Friday afternoon in storms that ripped through Cass County.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Department says dispatch received a call around 3:10 p.m. about a possible tornado touching down in the 68,000 block of Conrad Road north of US-12 near Edwardsburg in Milton Township.
The caller said they could not find their son. First responders arrived to learn the boy had been located and his parents were providing first aid. 12-year-old Silas Anderson was taken to South Bend Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Police say Silas was surrounded by family at the time of his passing.
Sheriff Clint Roach asks that everyone respect the family’s privacy.
