There must be something in the cheese, Wisconsinites are going insane!
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A man who claims he was involved in the deaths of 57 mallard ducks that were run over by a snowmobile Tuesday on the Fond du Lac River has contacted the state Department of Natural Resources, an agency official said.
The man, who is in his 30s and from the Fond du Lac area, called the DNR Wednesday evening, said George Protogere, a DNR warden supervisor.
The man was interviewed by the DNR, but Protogere said he could not discuss the man's statements in detail because the case is still being investigated.
The ducks were found Tuesday in an area of open water and on the ice of the river near Lake Winnebago in Fond du Lac. Tracks in the snow suggest that the snowmobiler who struck the ducks skipped over the open water, turned around and skipped over the water again, Protogere said.
Officials are hoping to speak with a second person who may have been present when the ducks were killed, Protogere said.
"We don't know that person's involvement," Protogere said. "We have to talk to that person to confirm the story. He could have just been an innocent partner who did nothing, but we don't know."
The man who contacted the DNR has not been arrested, Protogere said.
After interviewing the second person, investigators will meet with the Fond du Lac County district attorney's office to determine the next step in the case, Protogere said.
