Earlier today on this Forum there appeared a thread that indicated a recent graduate of St. Francis High School had been fatally injured in a car wreck.

The post brought great sadness as I had watched this young man compete on the mat and football field during his prep career and I thought him to be a remarkable young man.

After assuming the post to be accurate and visiting with a friend about it, further calls were made only to find out some folks in St. Francis had not heard of any such wreck and had even seen immediate family of this young man at work earlier in the morning. An unusual aftermath, especially in a close-knit community like St. Francis where word - good or bad- would normally spread at the speed of light.

Now the thread is no longer on the message board.

While not any sort of confirmation, this series of events would seem to indicate the original post was incorrect.

So my question to the anonymous poster who started that thread is "what gives"? Can you please offer some explanation for the rationale involved in posting that devastating news?