Body Found in Portage County, Sheriff’s Office Calls the Death “Suspicious”

Ambulance. MWC file photo

TOWN OF GRANT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — The Portage County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found in the Town of Grant as a suspicious death.

WAOW TV reports that the body was found near the intersection of 110th Street North and Washington Avenue at around 5:30 PM Saturday. Officers say the person was pronounced dead as soon as they arrived.

Both officers and the Portage County Medical Examiner have determined that the death is suspicious. No further information, including any injuries shown on the body or the person’s name, age, and gender has been released.

An autopsy is being conducted by the University of Wisconsin pathology department in Madison.