Man found dead in Pierce County wooded area

ELLSWORTH, Wis. (AP) - Sheriff's officials in western Wisconsin are investigating the death of a 59-year-old man whose body was found in a wooded area.

Someone called Pierce County sheriff's officials at about 11 p.m. Sunday to report a man found lying next to tree near a residence in the Spring Lake Township.

The man was unresponsive when medical personnel arrived. He was identified as Robert Delong, from Elmwood, which is about 5 miles from where he was found.

The sheriff's department is investigating the circumstances of his death.