At about 10:48 a.m., Salem Fire/Rescue is responding to a report of a hunter accident at Bong State Recreation Area in Brighton. Department of Natural Resources is requesting the ambulance for a hunter accident involving a hand injury from a gun shot. UPDATE 10:56 a.m. — DNR warden reports that person who was hit with the shot is conscious and breathing and [...]
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Units responding to report of heavy smoke in Paddock Lake
At 3:23 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to an investigation fo heavy white smoke in the area of 248th Avenue and Highway 50, Paddock Lake. Dispatch reports that report came from a school bus driver who said smoke was heavy enough to obscure view of traffic. UPDATE 3:26 p.m. – Personnel on scene investigating, but finding [...]
Turtle in the roadway
At 5:52 p.m., a sheriff’s deputy is responding to a report of a large turtle in the roadway at Highways 142 and B, near Bong State Recreation Area. UPDATE 6:30 p.m. — Deputy reports that turtle has been removed from the roadway. View Larger Map
Units responding to hunter accident at Bong
At 12:26 p.m., sheriff’s deputies and Salem and Silver Lake rescue units are responding to a report of a hunter with a gunshot injury at Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Brighton. The hunter is in the vicinity of Vern Wolf Lake, dispatch reported. UPDATE 12:29 p.m. — Salem Fire/Rescue ATV at the Wilmot station being dispatched to scene. [...]
