Sheriff Scott Knudson instructed CNN a number of witnesses referred to as legislation enforcement when the stabbing occurred on the Apple River close to Somerset, Wisconsin, and the victims and the suspect are believed to have been tubing. The assault occurred Saturday afternoon.
“It was a tragic, stunning sight for households floating down the river,” he mentioned.
Deputies have been in a position to find a suspect, a 52-year-old man from Minnesota, with the assistance of a witness who had taken {a photograph} of the particular person. WLUK-TV reported the suspect was arrested round an hour and a half after the stabbing whereas he was leaving the river downstream.
Knudson mentioned the suspect, who has not been recognized, is in custody.
Knudson mentioned the Apple River is a well-liked vacation spot within the Minneapolis / St. Paul space. The assault occurred in a piece of the river about 35 miles east of Minneapolis, in response to WLUK-TV.