Death of man at Waukesha County Jail under investigation

WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The death of a 60-year-old man at the Waukesha County Jail is now under investigation. 

According to Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson, a 60-year-old Milwaukee man was found unconscious and not breathing around 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, August 9. 

The Sheriff's Office says jail corrections staff attempted life-saving measures until the Waukesha Fire Department arrived. The man was later pronounced dead from unknown causes. 

According to the Sheriff's Office, the man was brought into the Waukesha County Jail on August 8. 

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is conducting the investigation. 

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