KOSSUTH COUNTY, IOWA — A 33-year-old man has died following a fireworks-related incident in Whittemore, according to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to reports of a fireworks accident shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

Upon arrival, first responders found Patrick Prentice unconscious with severe injuries.

Authorities say Prentice was holding a launcher tube while igniting fireworks when the incident occurred.

He was transported to a hospital in Algona, where he was later pronounced dead.

Multiple emergency agencies responded to the scene, including Whittemore EMS, Kossuth County EMS, Air Med 3, the Kossuth County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office.

An autopsy is being conducted by the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny.

The incident remains under investigation.