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A teenager died and four others were seriously injured on Saturday during a stabbing incident as the group tubed a Wisconsin river, ABC News reported.
According to St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson, the scene was “chaotic” and “I’m sure that anybody that witnessed it will never forget it,” he told reporters, adding, “It is a tragedy.”
The incident happened while the group was tubing the Apple River, located in Somerset. The 17-year-old boy, a resident of Minnesota, was rushed to a hospital but later pronounced dead, according to Knudson.
In a social media post on Saturday, the sheriff’s office provided more details.
“A Suspect has been located and TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, there’s no further threat to the public,” the agency’s post read, adding officials were still investigating:
Per the ABC report, the suspect was a 52-year-old man from Minnesota.
