MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital on August 31 after deputies found him laying in the middle of the highway, the Richland County Sheriff’s Office reported on Wednesday.

According to a Facebook post by the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to US Highway 14 and Eden Valley Lane.

When they arrived, they found an unconscious person laying in the middle of the highway, and his motorcycle was in a ditch.

Officials provided life saving measures before he was taken to the Richland Hospital.

From there, he was airlifted to UW Health in Madison.

He is in critical condition, the agency said.

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