Body of Missing Woman Recovered in Chippewa River - Town of Rock Creek

Today, August 23, 2017 at about 1:30 p.m. we were able to locate the body of a body of Kathy Schlosser of rural Durand. Her body was located in the Chippewa River about a mile downstream from the CTH H bridge near Caryville in the Town of Rock Creek. Her body was located in about 20 feet of water.

Kathy Schlosser’s family and close friends have been notified and want me to share their gratitude by thanking everyone who helped at this indecent. They are thankful for the closure that locating Kathy’s body will bring to them and those that knew Kathy.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office deputies worked with at least a dozen different people who brought their boats to assist, hundreds of volunteers who came to search land near the river. Food, drinks and many other items were dropped off for those helping, and that allowed the volunteers to keep going without leaving for food and drink.

We also want to thank all of the Fire Departments, EMS agencies, Law Enforcement Agencies, search and rescue groups and community volunteer groups who assisted in this effort.

Human Remains Identified as Missing 2006 Man - Town of New Haven

On October 16th, 2016 the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the discovery of suspected human remains in the Township of New Haven, Dunn County. Investigators responded and were directed to the remains which were observed to be a human skull located adjacent to clothing and hunting type boots which when examined also contained skeletal remains.

With assistance of the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office the remains were excavated and collected as evidence. The remains were transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The results of the autopsy were unable to determine cause of death and no trauma was observed to the skeletal remains.

The skeletal remains and their location were consistent with the Dunn County missing case of Douglas L. Poach who was reported missing by his family on January 3rd, 2006. Skeletal remains were submitted to the National Missing Persons Program at the University of North Texas for comparison with family member reference samples collected in the Douglas L. Poach case.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office has received examination and testing results from the National Missing Persons Program that the genetic data obtained from samples indicated they were 7.9 billion times more likely to have originated from a biological sibling of the biological samples submitted by the Poach family as opposed to the unidentified remains originating from an unrelated individual.

As a result of the information provided by the National Missing Persons Program in combination with the case investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office it is confident in concluding that the skeletal remains discovered on October 16th, 2016 are those of Douglas L. Poach.

Serious Injury Crash - Town of Menomonie

On Monday, March 27, 2017 at approximately 9:16 AM the Dunn County E-911 Center received a report of a car vs semi-truck crash on USH 12 at CTH BB in the Town of Menomonie. The passenger car was reported to be on fire and the passenger was believed to be injured at the time of the call. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Menomonie Police Department officers, and the Menomonie Fire and Ambulance were dispatched to the scene

When they arrived at the scene, they found that an automobile had been north bound on 390th Street when it failed to stop for a stop sign at USH 12. While crossing USH 12 toward CTH BB it was struck by a west bound semi-truck / trailer. Menomonie Fire Department extinguished the fire and cared for the driver of the automobile. The driver of the automobile was transported to Mayo Menomonie Hospital with serious injuries. Both vehicles drivers were alone in their vehicles.

The crash remains under investigation at this time by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office. The Wisconsin State Patrol Re-Con Team was called in to assist at the scene. The names of the vehicle drivers are not being released at this time.