One man has died following a small plane crash in Fond du Lac County.
FOX11 reports that the incident took place on Monday (September 2nd) around 8:30 p.m. in a cornfield near Townhall Road and Highway 45 in the town of Auburn.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls reporting a possible plane crash in the area.
Eventually, crews located the fallen plane with the pilot, an 89-year-old man from the Campbellsport area, badly injured and trapped inside.
Responding firefighters were able to remove the 89-year-old from the wreckage, and EMS workers began tending to his injuries.
The injuries sustained proved to be too much, and the pilot passed away before he could be transported to the hospital.
Authorities are still investigating the crash but don’t believe it to be suspicious at this time.
