2008 Neilsen , Russell 04/05/2008, RUSK COUNTY

[PorchlightUSA]

Search Continues For Missing Rice Lake Man
RUSK COUNTY -- In Rusk County, Sheriff's Deputies say there's still no sign of a missing Rice Lake man.

Teams have been searching the Chippewa River, wooded areas on both sides of the river and buildings near by.

30-year old Russell Neilsen was reported missing by his family Saturday .

A coat and hat believed to belong to Neilsen was found in the area but he hasn't been spotted.

http://www.wyowtv34.com/News/index.php?ID=23475

[PorchlightUSA]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/c...1,4363654.story

Land, air, water search for missing man
Associated Press
7:07 AM CDT, April 7, 2008
LADYSMITH, Wis. - Rusk County sheriff's deputies searched by land, air and water for a 30-year-old Rice Lake man.

Russell Neilsen was reported missing by his family Saturday evening.

Authorities searched Saturday and more extensively on Sunday. Officers and others from 11 agencies searched the Chippewa River, wooded areas on both sides of the river and buildings in the area.

A coat and hat believed to belong to Neilsen was found in the area, but he was not located.

[PorchlightUSA]

Rescue Crews Search For Missing Man
Search and rescue crews found a coat and hat believed to belong to a missing man.

The Rusk County Sheriff's Department says Saturday night, Russell Neilsen, of Rice Lake, was reported missing by his family. The 30-year-old's vehicle was found parked on a town road about 10 miles north of Bruce, near the Chippewa River.

Sunday authorities searched buildings, the Chippewa River, and wooded areas on both sides of the river. Again, they found a coat and hat believed to belong to Neilson, but he is still missing. The sheriff's department says it will continue its search Monday.

http://www.wqow.com/News/index.php?ID=21155

[PorchlightUSA]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23996928/

30 Year Old Rice Lake Man Missing


KBJR-TV
Rusk County sheriff's deputies plane to resume their search Monday afternoon for a 30-year-old Rice Lake man.

Rusk County sheriff's deputies plane to resume their search this afternoon for a 30-year-old Rice Lake man. Authorities have searched by land, water and air for Russell Neilsen, reported missing by his family Saturday evening. Officers and others from 11 agencies searched the Chippewa River, wooded areas on both sides of the river and buildings in the area. A coat and hat believed to belong to Neilsen was found in the area, but he was not located.

[PorchlightUSA]

Rice Lake man disappears
Family members find vehicle near Sawyer County line
By Chris Vetter
Chippewa Falls News Bureau
Law enforcement officials continue to search for a Rice Lake man who has been missing in the northern part of Rusk County since Saturday.

Russell Neilsen, 30, last was seen Saturday evening. He went to a wooded area that morning, about 10 miles north of Bruce near the Sawyer County line, and parked his car, Rusk County Sheriff David Kaminski said.

"He knew this area very well because he grew up there," Kaminski said. "He just parked it there. We assume he walked through the woods there."

Neilsen's family found his vehicle but were unable to locate him, so they contacted the Sheriff's Department.

A jacket and hat family members believe belong to Neilsen were found nearby.

Kaminski said a search began Sunday morning and another was conducted Monday by boat, air and on foot.

"We're still looking, and we're continuing in new areas (Monday)," Kaminski said.

A helicopter and an airplane were used in the search, and crews checked wooded land and along the Chippewa River.

The water level on the Chippewa River has risen quickly, Kaminski said.

"(Sunday) it was fast," Kaminski said. "With the rain we got, it rose quickly, and it's fast right now."

Agencies participating in the search included the Sheriff's Department and fire departments from Ladysmith, Bruce and Exeland, along with several other agencies. The Department of Criminal Investigations sent up the plane to assist in the search, Kaminski said.

Vetter can be reached at 723-0303 or chris.vetter@ecpc.com.

http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news_l...?id=BG9HEALHBHV

[PorchlightUSA]

http://z10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/in...pic=30907&st=0&

[burnsjl2003]

Search Continues for Rice Lake Man

Posted: 3:59 AM Apr 18, 2008
Last Updated: 3:59 AM Apr 18, 2008

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A | A | A The search for a missing Rice Lake man is expected to continue Thursday around the Chippewa River where his SUV was found.

Rusk County Sheriff David Kaminski says search efforts for 30 year old Russell Nielsen have been hampered by recent snow and rain.

He says the wooded area near where Nielsen was last seen have been thoroughly searched by both people and dogs and he's confident that if Nielsen was in the woods he would have been found by now.

Nielsen disappeared earlier this month.

http://www.weau.com/sunrise/headlines/17905774.html

[Begood]

We now know the name of the man who's body was found in the Chippewa River in Rusk County.

The Rusk County Coroner has identified the body as 30-year-old Russell Nielsen of Rice Lake. Initial autopsy results show Nielsen died from drowning. The coroner says there were no signs of unusual trauma or foul play.

Nielsen disappeared in early April. On Thursday, a fisherman found his body in the water, about a mile north of the County Highway A bridge, which is about 3miles downstream from where Nielsen's van was found on April 5.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The family of a Rice Lake man who disappeared is waiting for answers as another day passes with no sign of him.

30-year-old Russell Nielsen's family reported him missing April 5. They found his SUV, hat and coat near the Chippewa River in Rusk County, about 10 miles north of Bruce.

Sheriff David Kaminski says Nielsen grew up in that area, but his family didn't know what he was doing at the river.

Kaminski calls the search for Nielsen a shot in the dark. He says the department doesn't know if he fell in the water, got a ride from a friend or is lost in the woods.
http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/19113804.html