COMMONWEALTH, WI (WTAQ) – A man was flown to the hospital following a Friday afternoon ATV crash in northeast Florence County.
Officers say they received a call from the man just before 4:45 pm Friday.
The man was trying to climb a hill in a Town of Commonwealth gravel pit when the ATV rolled back over him.
He called 911 but did not know his exact location.
The call was then lost.
A deputy responded, found the fresh ATV tracks, followed them, and found the injured man near the Pine Flowage Dam.
He was taken to the hospital with head and chest injuries and was later flown to a different hospital.
No information on his condition has been made available.


