Public Safety

Bradford County investigators identify 13-year-old who died in camper fire near Starke

Authorities with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office believe a 13-year-old named Colton Austin Kuehl died when a camper on Southwest 84th Avenue in the Sampson City area caught fire around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The boy had stayed home sick from school while his mother was at work in Gainesville. Fire damaged the remains so severely that the medical examiner has been unable to make a positive identification or determine an official cause of death, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Sources: WCJB TV20