Northern Iowa Man Passes Away Following Fireworks Mishap
A man from northern Iowa has passed away due to injuries sustained in a fireworks mishap. Authorities were alerted by a 911 call on Tuesday evening reporting a man injured while setting off fireworks in Whittemore. First responders, including Kossuth County and Whittemore EMS, arrived at the scene and discovered Patrick Prentice, 33, who was later taken to Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, but unfortunately did not survive. Initial findings suggest that the incident occurred when Prentice was lighting fireworks while holding a launcher tube. The State Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to further investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident.
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