Sheriff: 14-year-old airlifted to hospital after vaping alcohol

Boy in serious condition

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A 14-year-old student is in the hospital after inhaling alcohol with a vape smoking device, according to a news release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

Emergency medical services responded to River Ridge High School around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday after receiving reports of a teen with an unknown medical conditions. The boy was transported to Crossing Rivers Medical Center and then airlifted to the University Hospital.

Officers learned that the student had inhaled alcohol through an electronic cigarette. He is suffering symptoms associated with alcohol poisoning.

According to the news release, the boy is in serious condition.

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident.

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