1/7/13 - A little more than a week after influenza is thought to have been the cause of a Fenton manâs death, officials in the Lake Fenton school district have confirmed that one of their students has also died after being hospitalized with what were believed to be flu-like symptoms. The 9th-grader, who has not been identified, reportedly became ill over winter break. His death comes just 8 days after a father of five from Fenton passed away after suffering from flu-like symptoms. 44-year-old Kirk Beauchamp of Fenton died December 29th, three days after symptoms began. He was laid to rest last week. State health officials say there are more than 250 confirmed flu cases in Michigan and that such numbers typically arenât seen until later in the flu season. So far, there have been two confirmed adult deaths and three pediatric fatalities from the disease, although the exact cause of the Lake Fenton teenâs death remains under investigation. (JK)
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