Publication Date July 14, 2016 | Associated Press

Third Death Confirmed in Wisconsin Floods, Officials Say

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Part of Highway 63 north of Grand View, Wisconsin, was washed out by heavy rains Monday evening. Photo: ReadyWisconsin
Part of Highway 63 north of Grand View, Wisconsin, was washed out by heavy rains Monday evening. Photo: ReadyWisconsin

Authorities confirmed a third person has died in the flooding that swamped Wisconsin earlier this week.

An 82-year-old man, identified as Elmer Lippo, was found dead in a pickup truck early Thursday morning in the swollen Marengo River. Officials said the truck was discovered near a bridge in the town of White River