Deputies Recover Drowning Victim From Red Cedar River - Tainter Township

On June 11, 2016 at approximately 8:35 AM Deputies from the Dunn County Sheriff’s office located the male that had gone missing after being swept downstream while wading in the Red Cedar River at Russian Slough, Tainter Township on June 7, 2016.

The Dunn County Medical examiner responded. The male was pronounced dead at the scene. The deceased was located approximately one tenth of a mile downstream from where he entered the river.

The male was identified as Juan Ramos-Nalagon age 21 from Mexico. He was currently residing in rural Menomonie, WI.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind anyone wading or fishing along the shoreline of any river to exercise caution especially during periods of high water and swift currents.

Man Missing After Boating Incident - Red Cedar River

On Tuesday June 7, 2016 about 5:33 PM the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a male subject that had fallen out of a boat on the Red Cedar River near an area known as the Russian Slough and could not be located. Upon arrival it was learned that the male was walking on the edge of the river and slipped into the river. Rescue efforts were made by the people he was with but because of the fast moving current they were unsuccessful.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menomonie Fire, Colfax Rescue, and the WI DNR were dispatched to the scene.

A river search was conducted with boats from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menononie Fire and the WI DNR. The recent rains made the search very difficult due to the high water and current in the area.

The search was suspended at dark for the safety of the searchers and will resume in the morning.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to stay out of that area of the river and the Russian Slough during the search operations to allow emergency personnel to work efficiently.

Driver Airlifted After Serious Crash - Town of Spring Brook

On Wednesday, May 04, 2016, at about 9:10 am the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a two vehicle crash at the intersection of CTH E (S) and CTH H, in the Township of Spring Brook, with injury and entrapment.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Menomonie Fire, Elk Mound Fire and Lifelink III helicopter were dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival, responders found that a male passenger of one the involved vehicles was still trapped in the vehicle. Patient care was provided by deputies and Menomonie Fire EMS personnel while he was extricated from the vehicle by Elk Mound Fire. That patient was eventually transported by Lifelink III helicopter. The two drivers of the vehicles sustained non-life threatening injuries and were transported by ground to area hospitals.

Upon investigation it was determined that a north bound pick-up truck on CTH H driven by a male, with another male passenger, made no attempt to stop for a clearly marked stop sign at CTH E (S). That vehicle was struck in the passenger side by a west bound pick-up truck, believed to be travelling at normal highway speeds, driven by a lone female.

The driver of the north bound truck will be facing traffic charges in Dunn County for the cause of the crash. The medical conditions of all occupants is unknown to the Sheriff’s Office at this time.