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Associated Press - July 29, 2010 7:25 AM ET
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) - A northeast Tennessee sheriff says a teenage boy has died when a muzzleloading rifle exploded.
The Johnson City Press reported the 14-year-old victim's name wasn't immediately released after the incident late Wednesday afternoon.
Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes said investigators are treating the boy's death as accidental.
Mathes said a lot of youths in East Tennessee use muzzleloaders to hunt with.
The newspaper reported the boy's grandmother, who lives next door, heard the explosion and called 911.
Information from: Johnson City Press, http://www.johnsoncitypress.com
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