A 10-year-old boy has died after being injured by a swingset in Sibley County Sunday evening. The boy suffered what the Sibley County Sheriff's Office stated as severe upper-body injuries and was taken to a Mankato hospital. 

According to a press release from the Sibley County Sheriff's Office at 7:35 P.M. Sunday the accident took place 3 miles northwest of the City of LeSueur after a report of a juvenile being injured by a swingset and was unresponsive. The boy was taken to Mayo Hospital in Mankato by ambulance. The boy later died from the injuries at the hospital.

The boy sustained his fatal injuries when he was hit by the swingset falling to the ground.

Assisting the Sibley County Sheriff's Office at the scene of the accident were the Henderson Police Department, Ridgeview Ambulance, LeSueur Police Department, and the LeSueur Fire Department.

More From KROC-AM