WHEN: 03/5/2022
TIME of Incident: 12:09 P.M.
On 03/05/2022, at approximately 12:09 P.M. the Richland County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a vehicle located in a creek below a bridge on State Highway 171. Deputies responded to the scene and confirmed the vehicle belonged to Francis Johnston. The vehicle, which was not visible from the road way, was unoccupied when it was located. A short time later, Francis Jonston was located in the creek deceased.
OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED:Viola Police Department, Richland Center Fire Department, Richland County Coroner’s Office and Wegner Auto Service