Overview
- Washington County emergency communications located the Richfield man about 1,900 feet into the marsh after he reported being lost while pheasant hunting.
- Two deputies, a Wisconsin DNR warden, and two Jackson Fire paramedics trekked roughly 30 minutes through knee-deep water to reach him and his dog.
- Paramedics administered oral glucose to address low blood sugar that had caused his disorientation.
- Rescuers determined walking him out was the only viable option, a trek that took more than an hour through difficult terrain.
- He declined further medical transport and was reunited with his wife, as Sheriff Martin Schulteis praised the collaborative response.