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Fatal Accident Tuesday in Town of Gardner
Door County recorded its first traffic fatality in 2018 with a one vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on Lime Kiln Road, in the Town of Gardner. Fifty six year old Gary K. Gustafson died from injuries suffered in the accident. According to the Door County Sheriff’s Department, the county communications center received a 911 call at 4:28PM indicating that there were low-hanging wires on Lime Kiln … Continue reading
Kewaunee Man Dies in High Speed Accident
A 21 year old Kewaunee man is dead, after a high speed chase through the city of Kewaunee Sunday night. Just after 11PM an officer of the City of Kewaunee Police Department observed a vehicle entering the city on Highway 29 in excess of 100 miles per hour. The officer attempted to pursue the vehicle as it headed down First Street to Hospital Road, but … Continue reading
Northern Door Man Injured in Fall From Bluff
A northern Door County man was injured in a fall down a bluff Monday afternoon in the Village of Sister Bay. According to Mike Goldstone, Assistant Chief of the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department, the page came in at 2:50PM and units responded to the trail near the Sister Bay Yacht Club. The man, said to be in his 70’s, was reported to have a … Continue reading
Pilot Error Leads to Belly Landing at Ephraim Gibraltar Airport
It was a routine landing except for one thing, the pilot forgot to put down landing gear as his aircraft was landing at the Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport Thursday afternoon. Luckily, no one was injured when the Cessna 182 airplane skidded across the runway at about 4:18PM. The plane, carrying four passengers, had flown from Madison to Washington Island without incident and was landing in Ephraim as … Continue reading
Sheriff’s Department Releases Names in Sister Bay Drowning
The Door County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the 24-year old woman who died Saturday evening when the vehicle she was in plunged into the Bay of Green Bay near the Sister Bay marina. Chief Deputy Pat McCarty indicates that Victoria Burger of Sobieski was the victim of an apparent drowning. Burger, and another woman, 24-year old Jennifer Drewski of De Pere, were … Continue reading
Investigation Continues After Car is Driven into Sister Bay Marina
An Oconto County woman died in an apparent drowning Saturday evening in Sister Bay. The 24-year old Sobieski woman was one of two occupants in a car that drove into the water at the Sister Bay Marina. The Door County Sheriff’s Department was notified at 9:58PM that a vehicle was in the water. Deputies arrived at the scene a minute later and found that a … Continue reading
Door County Woman Killed in ATV Accident in Florence County
Authorities in Florence County, in far northeastern Wisconsin, are investigating the death of a 21 year old Door County woman in an all terrain vehicle accident Friday evening. According to friends, Ellie Helm, a sophomore at North Dakota State University, was visiting relatives near Long Lake when the accident occurred. She is the daughter of Don & Polly Helm of Door County Nature Works in … Continue reading
Accident Causes Power Outage in Egg Harbor
A collision between a vehicle and a utility pole early Tuesday morning caused a power outage that affected 237 customers of Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. The electrical service was disrupted at about 3:30AM when the pole was struck on Bay Shore Drive, near Spring Road, in the Town of Egg Harbor. A crew was dispatched to replace the damaged pole and the service was restored … Continue reading
Bicyclist Killed Saturday in Traffic Collission
A 74-year old bicyclist died as a result of injuries sustained in a collision with a van on County A, near Juddville Road, in the Town of Gibraltar, at about 4:30PM Saturday. Luella Branham of New Brighton, Minnesota was airlifted to Door County Medical Center by the Eagle III helicopter. She was pronounced dead at 6:13PM. According to the accident report, Branham was eastbound on … Continue reading
Minor Injuries Suffered in Plane Crash on Washington Island
The Door County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of the two occupants of a single engine aircraft that crashed at the Washington Island Airport Saturday morning. The pilot, Donald Hyra of Germantown and his passenger, Ned Atwell of Waukesha, sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Their aircraft, a 1969 Mooney Ranger sustained significant damage. At 11:30AM, the plane was landing at … Continue reading