Kayaker from Madison dies on Sugar River near Town of Decatur

TOWN OF DECATUR, Wis. (WMTV) – A 69-year-old Madison man is dead after capsizing on the Sugar River Tuesday.

The Green County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center received a 911 call reporting a person was unresponsive and not breathing on the bank of the Sugar River at 3:29 p.m. in the Town of Decatur.

Officials said they used 911 GPS technology to locate the emergency in a remote portion of the Sugar River approximately 1.8 miles northwest of the City of Brodhead…

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