Six Dead, Including a Child, in Overnight Plane Crash in Sauk County, Wisconsin
SAUK COUNTY, Wisconsin — Six people — five adults and one child — were killed when a small aircraft went down late Tuesday night in the Town of Dellona, Sauk County, Wisconsin, authorities confirmed early Wednesday morning.
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office said the dispatch center received multiple reports of a downed aircraft near Park Lane at approximately 9:31 p.m. on October 13. When deputies reached the area, neighbors were already searching for the crash site after hearing a loud impact and spotting what they believed was a low-flying aircraft.
First responders located the wreckage and confirmed multiple fatalities at the scene. The sheriff's office was assisted by the Lake Delton Police Department, Delton Fire Department, Dells/Delton EMS, the Sauk County Coroner's Office, and the Wisconsin State Patrol. Five adults and one child were confirmed dead, according to the sheriff's office, as reported by WMTV.
The crash occurred in a rural residential area near Mirror Lake State Park, northwest of Madison and west of Wisconsin Dells. No homes were damaged and no victims were found outside the aircraft, according to local reports.
Officials have not released the identities of the victims, the type of aircraft involved, its origin or destination, or what may have caused the plane to go down. The scene remains secured as investigators work to establish those details.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified and will assist in the investigation, the sheriff's office said.
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that the investigation is ongoing and asked for the public's patience as authorities work to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash. This is a developing story.
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