Natalie BrophyManitowoc Herald Times Reporter0:590:43https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.422.0_en.html#goog_280227122
MANITOWOC – Law enforcement is teaming up with two private search and rescue organizations to find a hunter who went missing Thursday afternoon in the Manitowoc River.
Joshua Lueptow, 29, of Manitowoc, was duck hunting last week in the Collins State Wildlife Area in the town of Rocklandwhen he disappeared, according to the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office. He might have been in distress.
Authorities called off the search on Sunday, but resumed Tuesday once weather and river conditions improved, SheriffDan Hartwig said in aFacebook postWednesday.
Hartwig also announced that the sheriff’s office is coordinating withWings for Hope Wisconsin and Northstar Search and Rescue. Both organizations will provide additional technology and personnel to help find Lueptow.
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