Acting on a report of someone yelling for help, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department and several local fire departments conducted a search of the
New Munster Wildlife Area Monday afternoon.
The search was called off at 3:46 p.m., with authorities not finding anyone in distress.
From a news release from the Sheriff’s Department:
On May 27, 2019, at 11:36 am the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a subject yelling for help coming from the New Munster Wildlife Area located in the 8500 block of CTH KD (352ndAvenue). The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department along with the assistance of numerous other agencies were actively searching the 1226-acre area currently for this subject. This search utilized resources including K9 search teams, a drone team (unmanned aerial vehicle), All Terrain Vehicles, and personnel on foot. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department along with the Village of Twin Lakes Police Department, Town of Wheatland Fire Department, Village of Twin Lakes Fire and Rescue, Town of Randall Fire Department, Village of Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue, Town of Paris Fire and Rescue, and the Newport Township Fire Department participated searching the New Munster Wildlife area for this subject. As of 3:46 pm the search of the area has been called off and no subjects in need of help were located in the wildlife area. The public is encouraged to report anything suspicious to their local law enforcement.
The Wisconsin Conservation Commission created the New Munster Wildlife Area in 1947. The wildlife area was established to provide important pheasant and upland game habitat in a rapidly developing area of Wisconsin, says the DNR website.
