MONROE - An 11-year-old boy who had been reported missing around 7 a.m. Monday was found alive more than seven hours later.
According to Lt. Richard Wyttenbach of the Green County Sheriff's Department, Austin Skogen was found around 2:25 p.m. about two miles from his residence at N4901 Center Road in Washington township. He was taken to Monroe Clinic Hospital as a precautionary measure.
A Green County Sheriff's deputy and a DNR warden found the boy asleep in an old cement silo near Cold Creek Road, after noticing his ATV parked nearby.
Green County Sheriff Randy Roderick said Skogen was not injured and voluntarily left his home this morning.
The last time the boy was seen was around 4 a.m. Monday when his father, Aaron, saw him sleepwalking in the house. The boy returned to his bedroom and Aaron, who works in Madison, left for work.
The boy's mother, Melissa, couldn't find him Monday morning. She checked outside and noticed a red/gray four-wheel drive ATV also was missing.
According to the boy's grandfather, Rick Skogen of Mount Horeb, Austin was wearing his mother's boots, but his coat was at home. He was not believed to be wearing a helmet.
He said Austin was a good ATV driver.
The sheriff's department, along with the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Monticello Fire Department, the local all-terrain vehicle club, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and neighbors helped search for Skogen.
Wyttenbach estimated about 50 to 60 people were looking for Skogen. The Green County Mobile Command Center was on scene coordinating the search efforts.
Dane and Lafayette county sheriff's departments also were contacted to be on the lookout.
Wyttenbach said a call came in about 6:55 a.m. Neighbors already had begun to search by the time sheriff deputies arrived.
Searchers began looking in a 3- to 5-mile radius from the boy's home, and expanded the search to Blanchardville and Mount Horeb, where relatives live.
According to Lt. Richard Wyttenbach of the Green County Sheriff's Department, Austin Skogen was found around 2:25 p.m. about two miles from his residence at N4901 Center Road in Washington township. He was taken to Monroe Clinic Hospital as a precautionary measure.
A Green County Sheriff's deputy and a DNR warden found the boy asleep in an old cement silo near Cold Creek Road, after noticing his ATV parked nearby.
Green County Sheriff Randy Roderick said Skogen was not injured and voluntarily left his home this morning.
The last time the boy was seen was around 4 a.m. Monday when his father, Aaron, saw him sleepwalking in the house. The boy returned to his bedroom and Aaron, who works in Madison, left for work.
The boy's mother, Melissa, couldn't find him Monday morning. She checked outside and noticed a red/gray four-wheel drive ATV also was missing.
According to the boy's grandfather, Rick Skogen of Mount Horeb, Austin was wearing his mother's boots, but his coat was at home. He was not believed to be wearing a helmet.
He said Austin was a good ATV driver.
The sheriff's department, along with the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Monticello Fire Department, the local all-terrain vehicle club, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and neighbors helped search for Skogen.
Wyttenbach estimated about 50 to 60 people were looking for Skogen. The Green County Mobile Command Center was on scene coordinating the search efforts.
Dane and Lafayette county sheriff's departments also were contacted to be on the lookout.
Wyttenbach said a call came in about 6:55 a.m. Neighbors already had begun to search by the time sheriff deputies arrived.
Searchers began looking in a 3- to 5-mile radius from the boy's home, and expanded the search to Blanchardville and Mount Horeb, where relatives live.