Minnesota Teen Dies After Severe Allergic Reaction

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A close-knit community is mourning the death of a teen who died after suffering a severe allergic reaction. Jacob MacDonald, age 15, was a sophomore at Dassel-Cokato High School in western Minnesota. He was described as a sports lover with a big heart who was an incredible son, big brother, friend, grandson, nephew and cousin.

"Our Hearts are Broken! Jacob passed away peacefully today!" read a Facebook post from Bonni Halverson, MacDonald's mother.

"We are so proud to call him our son, we are so proud of all the things he has accomplished, and how many lives he has touched! Thank you so much for all of the amazing support, we are still gonna need it! #MacDonStrong Forever."

According to Halverson, MacDonald was at a friend's house on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 16 and had a cookie with a peanut in it. He started vomiting about an hour later, KARE 11 reported.

"We got him an EpiPen, got him right to the hospital. And then it immediately impacted his lungs while we were at the hospital, and the lungs not working put him into cardiac arrest," Halverson told the news station.

MacDonald was flown in a helicopter to Children's Hospital in Minneapolis, where he died days later. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Minnesota Patch, click here to find your local Minnesota Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

"With broken hearts, we are extremely sad to say that Jacob is no longer with us but find comfort in that he has passed on to heaven," reads a GoFundMe page made in MacDonald's name

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