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died July 8, 2021 · Oneida County Jail, Oneida County, Wisconsin

A man held at the Oneida County Jail in Wisconsin died on July 8, 2021, and the Oneida County Sheriff's Department, through Chief Deputy Daniel Hess, said his death was a suicide. The sheriff's office said he was taken to Saint Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections are conducting reviews of the death. His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Chief Deputy Daniel Hess of the Oneida County Sheriff's Department said the man died by suicide, and jail staff tried lifesaving measures before he was taken to the hospital.

Reported by: Oneida County Sheriff's Department (Chief Deputy Daniel Hess) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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