August 28, 2023 – Fond du Lac Co., WI – On Monday, August 28, 2023, at 5:43 p.m., the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a 911 call from a male individual advising he had crashed his powered paraglider into a cornfield near Highway 151 and County Road K in the town of Taycheedah. The man reported he believed that both of his legs were broken.
Deputies with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office along with Mt. Calvary Ambulance, Mt. Calvary Fire Department/First Responders, Calumet Fire Department/First Responders, City of Fond du Lac Paramedics and City of Fond du Lac Police Department with their unmanned aerial drone all responded to the area and began to search for the man.
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At 5:55 p.m., Deputies were able to locate the man utilizing GPS technology approximately 75 yards into the cornfield. A resident nearby utilized his farm tractor to knock down the stalks of corn, giving first responders a path to safely transport the man out of the cornfield.
Thedastar medical helicopter was requested to the scene and transported the man to Thedacare Hospital in Neenah with significant injuries.
The 34-year-old Fond du Lac man was wearing a helmet during the crash. Witnesses reported to have observed the man losing altitude over the cornfield after hearing the paraglider engine sputtering. County Highway K between Highway 151 and the Peebles Trail was closed for approximately 30 minutes while Thedastar medical helicopter was on the scene.
Engine failure does appear to be a factor in the paraglider crash, which remains under investigation by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office.
