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Missing man found in woods near Upson

By RALPH ANSAMI

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UPSON, Wis. — A man clad only in his boxer shorts was hospitalized Sunday after he was found by a volunteer trail worker near Upson.

Joe Kravetz, of Ironwood, a North Country Trail Heritage Chapter volunteer, was returning to his home from a trail work outing when he found the pantsless, confused man around 2 p.m.

“I talked with the man briefly as they stopped to let the man use my cell phone. Evidently, what happened was the man lost his backpack and pants while trying to cross a river. The keys to the man’s car were in the backpack,” said Todd McMah...