Investigators Identify Man Who Died After Sleepwalking Outside
Investigators Identify Man Who Died After Sleepwalking Outside Save Email Print
Posted: 1:45 PM Jan 14, 2009
Last Updated: 2:12 PM Jan 14, 2009
Reporter: WEAU 13 News Staff
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Courtesy: Sawyer Co. Record

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The Sawyer County Sheriff's Department says a 51-year-old Hayward man has died from exposure to cold in northern Wisconsin.

Timothy Brueggeman was known to sleepwalk and was found about 190 yards from his house near Hayward. Deputies followed the tracks of his bare feet after his son reported him missing.

Sawyer County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Tim Zeigle says Brueggeman was on prescription sleeping pills and had been in bed before he walked outside.

The temperature on Monday night into Tuesday morning in Hayward was around 28 degrees below zero.

Courtesy: Sawyer County Record
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Posted by: So sad... Location: Eau Claire on Jan 14, 2009 at 07:43 PM
This is a truly sad story... I wonder if he was on Ambien.. that causes A LOT of people to sleep walk. 100% positive that's what caused him to sleep walk. Maybe now doctors will be more careful when prescribing sleep medications and make people aware of all the side effects. My heart goes out to this family.