Wisconsin man extricated from plane after crashing near airport, suffers serious injuries
SEXTONVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – One person was extricated and hospitalized after a plane crash in southwest Wisconsin on Thursday evening.
According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 6:00 p.m. on February 22, authorities received a report of a plane that had crashed near the Sextonville airport on County Highway BA.
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The plane was located south of County Highway BA in a field just north of Nebraska Hollow Road. Deputies and other first responders arrived on the scene to extricate the man, later identified as 54-year-old Mark Baenen from Spring Green.
UW Med Flight was contacted, and Baenen was transported to UW Hospital for his injuries. His status remains unknown at this time.
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The National Transportation Safety Board was contacted regarding the crash.
No additional details were provided.
