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- ABC News
- January 15, 2020
Community aids family of boy found dead in chimney
The 14-year-old had been missing since Dec. 20.
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The nearly $6,000 raised on the GoFundMe page given to the police department will be given back to the boy's family, according to a social media post by the fishing company. The co-owner of the Facebook page changed its name to \"Hearts For Harley\" and created a PayPal account to collect funds for Harley's family.
\"The Dillys are aware we are doing this in combination with Fisherman's Wharf,\" Megan Lenthe wrote on the social media page.
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The Dilly family didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.
Harley's older sister, Ashlyn, posted on her Facebook page on Wednesday, \"😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 2005-2019 💔an angel taken too soon, fly high bubby 😭💔🙏.\"
Funeral arrangements had not been announced as of Wednesday.
Dilly, who was 4 feet, 9 inches tall and about 100 pounds, was found trapped inside a chimney, about one-third of the way down. The house, a vacation home, was unoccupied at the time, Hickman said.
No foul play is suspected, police said. The Ottawa County Coroner's Office preliminarily ruled the boy's cause of death to be compression asphyxia. The investigation is ongoing.
\"Harley's coat and glasses were discovered on the second floor of the house next to a brick chimney,\" Hickman said Tuesday at a press conference.
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In an anonymous interview with WOIO, the owner of the home said the home has no fireplace and the chimney wasn't in use.
James Schmitz, the home's owner, declined to comment when reached by ABC News on Wednesday.
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