TOWN OF MAPLE GROVE -- Authorities have identified a man killed in a helicopter crash in Manitowoc County. WLUK reports that 61-year-old Paul Ruppert of Madison died in Wednesday's crash.
Ruppert was flying a helicopter being used to help replace old power lines with fiber optic lines.
His copter pitched and crashed into a swampy area near Reedsville after taking off from dropping tools or workers on the ground.
Ruppert was the only one aboard.
