Tributes flow for âcheekyâ Port Lincoln boy, who loved to spin a yarn Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size How could this happen? It was the question echoing around the country after a 13-year-old Aboriginal boy died in Port Lincoln on Tuesday morning after the rubbish skip he was sleeping in was emptied into a garbage truck. The scene at Port Lincoln after the boy lost his life early on Tuesday morning. Credit:Nine News Initial headlines suggested the boy and his young friends were homeless and had been forced to sleep rough in the industrial bin. They pointed to a terrible symbolism about the treatment of First Nations people, and the lack of opportunities available to young people living in regional and remote cities in Australia.