Line of Duty Death in Wisconsin: Firefighter Struck at Accident Scene

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ENDEVOUR (WKOW) — “A volunteer firefighter succumbed to injuries after being struck by a vehicle at an accident scene. The incident occurred on southbound U.S. I-39 at mile marker 99.5. in Marquette County near the village of Endevour. The firefighter was part of a group of first responders assisting with an accident at that location when a southbound car entered the median and struck the firefighter.

The firefighter was initially air lifted to Divine Savior Hospital in Portage and then to the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, where he later passed. 

The crash is being investigated by the Wisconsin State Patrol. The volunteer firefighters name has not been released.”