Butte Community Mourns After Boy's Fatal Carnival Ride Fall

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Butte, Montana
Butte Civic Center parking lot
Incident type
Amusement park, Fall

Summary

Fall Injury Butte Montana in Butte, Montana: A 13-year-old boy fell from a carnival ride at the Butte Civic Center parking lot on June 7th. Police, fire and rescue, and ambulance responded to the call at 3:09. The ride was shut down and cordoned off, and the rest of the carnival rides were also shut down as a precaution. The teen was transported to a Kalispell hospital and passed away from his injuries on Sunday evening.

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Butte Community Mourns After Boy's Fatal Carnival Ride Fall

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