Douglas Co. Officials Explain Why Jayme Closs Response Took So Long
When local law enforcement got a 911 call that Jayme Closs had been found , multiple Douglas County Sheriff deputies were sent to the scene. However, from the time the call came in to them arriving took 30 minutes.
As for why the response took so long, Douglas County Sheriff Lieutenant Chris Hoyt told WDIO News, the first three responding deputies were working patrol at the time and available for calls.
The first time stamp from their AVL log was at 4:16 p.m.
One deputy was coming from County Hwy E in the Hawthorne Wisconsin area, 28 miles from the Kasinkas home. The responding time took 25 minutes.
Another deputy responded near lake Minnesuing on County Highway P, 29 miles away. His response time also 25 minutes.
The third responding deputy was 45 miles away in Superior. His response time was 29 minutes.
Two other deputies not working patrol assisted, one arriving on scene at 4:42 p.m. and the other at 4:53 p.m.
All were traveling over 100 miles per hour.