Drowning

     On September 14, 2013 at approximately 3:10 PM the Sauk County Communications Center was notified of a child that had drowned at a residence of an Amish family on STH 154 in the Township of Washington just outside of the Village of Hillpoint.  Sauk County Sheriff’s Deputies, Hillpoint First Responders, and Reedsburg Ambulance Service were immediately sent to the scene.

     The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2 year old boy, who did reside at this farm, was playing outside when his mother briefly lost sight of him and began to look for him.  She did find him a short time later floating face down in a water tank.  Resuscitation efforts were not successful and the child was pronounced dead at the scene by the Sauk County Coroner Office.

     The name of the child is not being released at this time.

Sheriff Chip Meister