Florida Boy May Have Died From the Flu

A young boy in Florida died Tuesday from what’s believed to be the flu, according to a family member who is now urging people to get their flu shots.

Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the home of Dylan Winnik’s father on Tuesday to find that the 12-year-old had died, the Palm Beach Post reported.

Winnik, a seventh-grade student at Okeeheelee Middle School, had been sick for just a few days leading up to his death, but his family believed he had a cold, according to Mike Medwin, the boy’s mother’s partner.

Medwin, who said the boy did not receive a flu shot this season, urged families to see the gravity of the disease, the newspaper reported.

“Please implore other parents to not take the flu lightly whatsoever,” Medwin told the Post.

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