Hazelhurst man in critical condition following UTV mishap

A Hazelhurst man was found trapped under the utility task vehicle (UTV) he was operating in Hazelhurst late Monday afternoon. 

According to a press release from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers were notified of a UTV on the edge of Lower Kaubashine Lake in Hazelhurst still running but with no signs of the operator.

Officers with the Minocqua police department and emergency medical personnel found the man, Paul Vedder, 58, trapped under the UTV.

Medical personnel removed him from under the UTV and performed CPR.

Vedder was transported by ambulance to Marshfield Medical Center to be transported by Medevac for further medical evaluation.

An accident report was not available at press time.