12-Year-Old Millerville Boy Who Was Injured In A Grain Silo Accident Dies

From: CaringBridge

A 12-year-old Millerville boy who was injured in a grain silo accident that killed his father and uncle last weekend has died.

Alex Boesl’s death was reported in a journal entry on his CaringBridge page by Amy Revering on Thursday evening.

The CaringBridge post said “We have witnessed so much good from this tragedy. The prayer vigils, help on the farms, meals from PKU families, outpouring of prayers from far and wide for a Christmas miracle… It is with broken hearts that we realize that God’s will is not the same as our wishes.”

According to a release from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Alex’s father, 47-year-old Curt Boesl of 11737 Gravel Pit Road NW, and his uncle, 49-year-old Steve Boesl of rural Millerville, died after being overcome by fumes in a grain silo in a Western Minnesota farm in Millerville.

Alex had been hospitalized at Minneapolis Children’s Hospital with critical injuries since Saturday.

The CaringBridge post said, “Through our faith, we have no doubt that Alex will be united with his dad in Heaven, as Curt waits for him with arms wide open.”

The page also states that Alex’s organs will be donated, “As others wait for a miracle, Alex’s heart of gold would want them to receive it. Alex’s Christmas miracle is giving life to others. His giving legacy will live on.”