November 28, 2020 – Township of Erin, WI – On Friday, November 27, 2020 at 6:34 p.m., the Washington County Dispatch Center was notified of a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the area of the 6200 Block of Cty Tk in the Township of Erin.
Witnesses observed a male subject exit the vehicle and run from the scene.
Upon arrival, the vehicle was found unoccupied, and Deputies began searching for the male subject who fled. At 7:44pm, a K-9 track was started in an attempt to locate the subject. The K-9 tracked westbound in the ditch of Cty Tk Q for almost a mile where he lost the scent in a swamp.
Shortly after 9pm, a Deputy heard a male subject yelling for help coming from the swampy area where the K-9 lost the track.
Based on the distress in the male’s voice, 2 deputies decided to enter the swamp in an attempt to locate the subject. After almost 45 minutes of traversing through 400 yards of sometimes waist-high water and mud, the two deputies finally located the male in distress.
Fire personnel from both Slinger Fire Department and Hartford Fire Department, along with members of the Washington County Dive Team were summoned to assist with the extraction of the male.
After spending nearly 5 hours in the swamp the male subject was finally extracted and turned over to rescue personnel. He was transported to an area hospital where he was evaluated with possible hypothermia.
The 2 deputies who initially located the subject were also transported and evaluated for possible hypothermia.
The male subject was determined to be the driver of the crashed vehicle.