–A Whittemore man died Tuesday night as the result of injuries sustained in a fireworks accident.
According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call was received around 9:10 PM Tuesday reporting a male subject was unconscious and had been injured while shooting off fireworks in Whittemore.
Law Enforcement personnel, along with Kossuth County and Whittemore EMS responded to the corner of 5th Street and Kossuth Avenue, where they found 33-year-old Patrick Prentice.
Prentice was transported to Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, where he was pronounced dead. An initial investigation into the incident found that the accident occurred as Prentice was holding a launcher tube while lighting fireworks.
The State Medical Examiner’s office in Ankeny will conduct an official autopsy.
