Authorities say the 27-year-old man from Waupaca was being treated at a hospital for hypothermia after firefighters rescued him from the Fond du Lac River.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/wi-deer-hunter-rescued-from-river-when-kayak-capsizes/89-c507568f-5e19-4b01-8318-40417a06e28d

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Author:Associated Press

Published:10:58 AM CST November 20, 2022

Updated:10:58 AM CST November 20, 2022

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A deer hunter whose kayak capsized Saturday morning in an eastern Wisconsin wildlife area was rescued after spending about an hour in icy waters.

Authorities say the 27-year-old man from Waupaca was being treated at a hospital for hypothermia after Lamartine firefighters used an inflatable rescue sled to pull him from the Fond du Lac River north of the Mascoutin Valley State Park Trail. His condition is not known, but he was able to give details to law enforcement.

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The man said he was attempting to paddle upstream and was going over a patch of ice when it broke…