US EditionNorthern Iowa Man Killed in Fireworks Accident
- On July 1, a fireworks accident in Whittemore killed 33-year-old Patrick Prentice at Kossuth Regional Health Center.
- Investigators determined Prentice's fireworks accident was caused by holding a launcher tube while lighting fireworks.
- Whittemore and Kossuth County EMS and Air Med responded, transporting Prentice by air ambulance to Algona hospital.
- Patrick Prentice, 33, was pronounced dead at Kossuth Regional Health Center, with the State Medical Examiner’s Office set to conduct an autopsy.
- Following the death, the State Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy with assistance from the Kossuth County Medical Examiner, concluding the investigation.
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WHITTEMORE, Iowa -- A Whittemore man was killed during a fireworks accident in Kossuth County on Tuesday evening. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office, their dispatch center received a 911 call of a fireworks accident at the corner of 5th Street and Kossuth Avenue just before 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The caller reported that a male was unconscious and had sustained injuries while shooting off fireworks. Whittemore and Kossuth County EMS…
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