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VIRDEN, Ill. (WAND) — A 16-year-old boy is dead after an accident involving farm equipment on Tuesday. 

The Macoupin County Coroner pronounced Nolan Kiel dead at the scene on Tuesday just before noon. 

The coroner's office said Kiel suffocated after an accident while operating farm equipment. 

The death is still under investigation.

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