Aaron Crawford helped Kentuckians clean up from historic flooding. The teen's mysterious death was just added to the flood death count.

The mysterious death of a high school athlete who spent days helping his fellow eastern Kentuckians clean up from historic flooding has added a new layer of grief to the tragedy.

On Wednesday, Aaron "Mick" Crawford was counted as the 38th person to die as a result of flash flooding that swept away homes and swallowed communities last month in the Appalachian region. The teen's death was a crushing loss, said Perry County Sheriff Joe Engle, his friend and pastor.

"He was just a joy to be around," the sheriff said Wednesday.