Teen Killed in Accident on Exercise Machine

Death ruled 'very tragic accident'
By Emily Rauhala,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 22, 2010 3:37 AM CDT
Teen Killed in Accident on Exercise Machine
File photo of a generic exercise machine.   (Shutterstock)

A high school football player from Sacramento was killed in an exercise machine accident. Justin Butler, 16, was found entangled in a Bowflex machine. Investigators say they don't suspect the machine is to blame, nor do they believe it was a suicide. Butler's death was simply a "very tragic accident," an investigator tells CBS 13.
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