Bruce man dies in rollover

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BRUCE – A Bruce man died in a one-vehicle rollover Thursday morning, according to the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office.

Barry Gene Huisken, 41, of Bruce, was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, Assistant Sheriff Scott Sebring said.

Huisken was driving a 1997 GMC Suburban southbound around 8:57 a.m. Thursday on 465th Avenue about a half mile north of 207th Street when the vehicle entered the west ditch, then rolled, striking a tree stump, Sebring said.

Authorities do not know why Huisken lost control of his vehicle.

The Suburban was declared a total loss.

Also responding to the scene were the Volga Fire Department, Brookings Ambulance, and South Dakota Highway Patrol.

The accident is under investigation with the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office, Sebring said.