By Liz Holbrook Apr 5, 2021 4:21 PM MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WDLB) â A Marshfield-area man has died while he was burning grass in his ditch. The incident was reported just after noon Monday on Highway âAâ at Marshfield Road, just south of the Highways-10-13 interchange, in the Wood County town of Marshfield. According to the Wood County Sheriffâs Department, a caller reported a fire in a ditch and a person down in the fire. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found a 79-year-old man dead in the burn area. Itâs believed the victim was tending to the burn when he suffered an unknown issue and died in the fire. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriffâs department says the incident is not believed to be suspicious in nature.