Two men killed in a plane crash on Madeline Island are identified.

Ashland County Sheriff Mick Brennan says 63-year-old Dr. Richard Renwick of La Crosse — the pilot — and his brother, 58-year-old Bruce Renwick of Waunakee, perished when the small single engine Piper Comanche crashed and burned early Saturday evening.

“A witness there said it looked like the plane tried to land, aborted, went up, tried to turn around, and stalled out, and went nose into the … about 45 to 60-degree angle into the wooded area … about 150 yards south of the Madeline Island airport.”

Officers were on scene about five minutes later, he says, to see the aircraft totally engulfed in flames. Sheriff Brennan says the bodies had to be identified through the use of dental records at the medical examiner’s office in Dane County.

“It’s a very tragic thing to have happen, especially on Father’s Day weekend here … our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of the Renwicks.”

The FAA and NTSB are investigating to determine the cause of the crash.

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A maintenance employee for a Racine County-owned golf course was killed Thursday when a large tree branch fell on him.

The 83-year old victim was on a riding mower at the Ives Grove Golf Course, when sheriff’s investigators believe the machine’s roll bar contacted a large tree branch. The impact caused the branch to break and fall on the man.

Deputies found him pinned between the branch and the steering wheel.

The victim worked for a private company that Racine County has used for years to maintain and operate the golf course. The accident remains under investigation.

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Ambulance hit by car at intersection. (PHOTO: Clark County Sheriff’s Department)

The city of Greenwood ambulance takes a beating Saturday morning after getting hit by a car at an intersection, sending four people to a nearby hospital and resulting in one arrest for possible drunk driving. Nobody was killed.

Clark County Sheriff’s Department officials arrive to find the bus north of the County Highway H and State Highway 73 intersection lying on its side. A car was found to have significant damage at the scene.

According to a press release, the preliminary investigation indicates the car’s driver, 35-year-old Kevin Colby of Loyal, went through the stop sign and then struck the rear corner of the ambulance, causing it to spin, overturn, and slide down the road. That happened just before 4:00 am Saturday, just north of Neillsville and south of Greenwood. Colby and his passenger, 35-year-old Angela Colby, were taken to Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield with non life-threatening injuries, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Car speeds through intersection and hits ambulance (PHOTO: Clark County Sheriff’s Department)

The driver of the ambulance was not injured, but two EMTs were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries, also believed to be non life-threatening.

The ambulance was returning from a call and no patient was in the vehicle at the time of crash.

Kevin Colby was arrested on suspicion of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated.

The Neillsville Fire Department, Neillsville Ambulance Service and Wisconsin State Patrol all assisted at the scene. Investigation is continuing by the Sheriff’s Department and State Patrol.