LAKEWOOD (NBC 26) — The 15-year-old killed in an ATV crash in Oconto County Saturday night was a student at Wabeno High School, the Wabeno School District Administrator confirmed to NBC 26.
Administrator Bill Taylor said counselors from both Wabeno High School and two other nearby school districts are available to Wabeno students as they process the loss.
Taylor adds that a clinical counselor, the Oconto County Sheriff's Office and the Forest County Potawatomi have offered assistance as well.
"Protecting our family in this time of loss is our priority at this time," Taylor said in an email to NBC 26.
Others in the small community have expressed sadness, as well, with one Facebook commenter saying Sunday "School is going to be rough tomorrow," adding "You will be missed."
The Oconto County Sheriff's Department and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are investigating the case, and have not yet released the victim's name.
The DNR's website says the organization is still working to determine if the driver was safety certified.
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The Oconto County Sheriff's Department posted on their Facebook page Sunday that one person died in an ATV crash Saturday night.
Sheriff Todd Skarban writes that a 9-1-1 call came in just after 8:15 p.m Saturday about an ATV crash on West Wheeler Lake Lane in the town of Lakewood.
When they got there, deputies found an ATV on its side up against trees in a ditch after slipping on a snowy road.
The driver, a 15-year-old boy from Lakewood, died at the scene from his injuries. The Sheriff's Office says the crash is still under investigation.
Sheriff Skarban says the department's thoughts and prayers are with the late driver's family.
