Hunter dies of natural causes in Drummond

An 86-year-old Racine, Wis., man was found dead near his tree stand Saturday, according to the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department.

The man was hunting with a group of friends off the Tahkodah Lake Road in Drummond, who dropped him off at the stand before heading to other tree stands in the area. At the end of the hunting day, the group went to stand where they dropped him off and found he’d passed away.

Responding to the call was the Great Divide Ambulance service of Cable, the Bayfield County Coroner and the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department.

It is believed the man died of natural causes, the sheriff’s department reported.

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