13-year-old boy killed when tree falls on mobile home during Hurricane Debby

FANNING SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - A teenager was killed Monday morning when a large tree fell on a mobile home in Florida as Hurricane Debby was hitting the state.

The Levy County Sheriff’s Office said the death occurred in Fanning Springs around 8 a.m.

Officials said the 13-year-old boy died when the tree fell on the mobile home on Northwest 168 Place in Fanning Springs.

Authorities said he was sleeping and died instantly.

Adults were at the home, but they weren’t hurt.

Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm around 7 a.m. in Florida’s Big Bend region and continued northeast.

The storm brought strong winds, heavy rain and spawned tornadoes in north-central Florida.

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