Rocky Boy youth dies after accident

Jaron Lane Stump, 18, died after sustaining burns in the Parker Canyon area July 17.

At 1:34 a.m., the call came across to Rocky Boy Police that Stump had sustained burns from falling into a bonfire in the Parker Canyon area, said Sheriff Don Brostrom, whose office is acting as coroner.

Repeated calls to Rocky Boy police for more informationn were not returned.

Stump died July 20 at Benefis in Great Falls.  No cause of death has been determined.

Toxicology samples have been supplied to the state crime lab, but it could take six to eight weeks for results, Brostrom said.

He added that Stump's death is listed as accidental and that there does not appear to be anything criminal connected to the incident.