Osceola, IA : 3 local teens reported dead after car accident on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016

It has been confirmed the three teenagers who went missing from Osceola last weekend were killed in a car accident.

According to Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Nathan Ludwig, the bodies of Lauren Barker, 16, Elania Critz, 16, and Jesse Robinson, 19, were found in a car lodged in a deep ravine off Country Club Road.

"It's about 2.2 miles southeast of town when Kossuth Street becomes a gravel road,” Ludwig said.

Word spread quickly when the teens didn't make it home Saturday night. Friends, family and local law enforcement were on the lookout for a red Honda the three were said to be riding in. A Clarke County maintenance crew member spotted the vehicle Tuesday.

At this time, no information is available on the cause of the crash. The accident is under investigation. More information will be published by the Osceola Sentinel-Tribune as it becomes available.

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3 local teens reported dead after car accident