A northwest Iowa teenager died Wednesday following a rollover accident in Humboldt County. The accident occurred around 9 o’clock last night.

According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department, 17-year-old Hunter Origer of West Bend was northbound on county road P19, about a half-mile south of Highway 15. His car left the roadway as it entered a curve.

Origer was ejected as the car rolled. A nearby resident found Origer and called 911. He was transported to Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona where he later died of his injuries. The accident remains under investigation.

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By Brian Wilson, KLGA, Algona

(Note: this story was corrected: the accident was Wedesday.)

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