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Preliminary Probe Points to Accidental Discharge in Tree-Stand Death of Lomira Hunter, 24

Officials report no danger to the public during the ongoing review.

Overview

  • Deputies received a 911 call just before 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 22 from the area of Stumpf Road and Wild Goose Road in the town of Oakfield.
  • A caller found the 24-year-old in a tree stand with an apparent gunshot wound.
  • The sheriff's office said the man had been hunting in that area earlier in the day.
  • Deputies, Lifestar Ambulance and the Oakfield Fire Department responded to the scene.
  • The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Dodge County Sheriff's Office and the Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner are assisting the investigation.