YEAR IN REVIEW: St. Michael Patch Top Story #3 The Loss of a Student

As we continue recapping 2011 and the stories St. Michael Patch covered, this one is a tragic loss all too soon. was just that.

According to a release from the Wright County Sheriff's Department, a 911 call was placed from a St. Michael home around 2:05 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19. The call reported a 16-year-old male was not breathing. When first responders arrived CPR was being performed on the victim. Rescue efforts continued until 3:05 a.m., when the victim was pronounced dead. St. Michael Fire and Allina Ambulance also responded to the scene.According to a release from the Wright County Sheriff's Department, a 911 call was placed from a St. Michael home around 2:05 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19. The call reported a 16-year-old male was not breathing. When first responders arrived CPR was being performed on the victim. Rescue efforts continued until 3:05 a.m., when the victim was pronounced dead. St. Michael Fire and Allina Ambulance also responded to the scene.

Within days of Harrington's passing, to help support the family at the Wells Fargo located inside Marketplace.

According to his obituary, Harrington had a beautiful smile, a great sense-of-humor, and loved to make people laugh. He loved extreme sports, especially snowboarding, dirt bike riding, weight lifting, and all watersports including cliff diving.