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2 women hospitalized, one with life-threatening injuries, after Marathon County house fire
HATLEY − Two women were hospitalized June 3 from injuries they received in an early morning house fire in Marathon County. At 12:04 a.m. June 3, a caller reported a house fire with someone possibly trapped inside in the 200 block of Kirkwood St. in the Marathon County village of Hatley, about 20 miles southeast of Wausau. Deputies from the Marathon County Sheriff's Office and the Hatley Fire Department and EMS arrived to find smoke coming from the single-family home, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office. A 67-year-old woman told responders a 57-year-old woman was still inside the home. Deputies and firefighters successfully located the 57-year-old woman and removed her from the house. She was treated at the scene before being taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the Sheriff's Office. The 67-year-old woman also was treated at the scene for severe burns before being taken to UW Health University Hospital for further medical care, according to Sheriff's Office. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The Ringle Fire Department, Birnamwood Fire and EMS, South Area Fire and Emergency Response District, Riverside EMS and Mountain Bay Police Department assisted at the scene. More local news: Wausau woman charged in 2-year-old daughter's overdose death More local news: Reward offered in shooting death of 'largest and most photographed' elk in Wisconsin Contact Karen Madden at kmadden@ Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at This article originally appeared on Wausau Daily Herald: Two women hospitalized after June 3 house fire in Marathon County
Yahoo
27-02-2025
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Portage County man dies after being found unconscious Wednesday in town of Carson ditch
CARSON − A 68-year-old Portage County man is dead after being found unconscious in a ditch near his vehicle, according to authorities. At 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, a caller reported a man who was unconscious near a vehicle on private property in the Portage County town of Carson. The caller said the man was lying in a ditch with standing water in it, according to a news release from Portage County Sheriff Mike Lukas. When deputies and other emergency personnel arrived on scene, they determined the town of Carson man had been driving his vehicle on a private trail on private property near the 2500 block of Elm Road North when it became stuck in a ditch, according to the news release. It appeared the man left the vehicle and fell into the ditch where a family member later found him. It is unknown how long he had been in the ditch prior to being found. Emergency medical personnel provided medical assistance but the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the news release. It does not appear the man had a crash, the release said. More local news: Missing Portage County man found severely injured after crash in town of Sharon Best fish fries in Stevens Point: Ponderosa Pines is the 'best place around' Contact Karen Madden at kmadden@ Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at This article originally appeared on Stevens Point Journal: Portage County man dies after being found in town of Carson ditch
