By ANNE JUNGEN

A 39-year-old La Crosse man is being treated for minor hypothermia and possible frostbite caused by sitting on a marsh trial for several hours after drinking downtown.

Vincent Roh was found 100 yards south of 900 Monitor St. about 6 a.m. Wednesday after a law-enforcement based search initiated when a man reported hearing faint cries for help, according to La Crosse police reports. Officers searched parking lots and other nearby areas with the help of the La Crosse County Sheriff's Department's thermal imaging camera.

Roh said he left several downtown bars "plastered" about 2:30 a.m. and believed he was walking toward Grandad Bluff, police reports stated. He said he sat down on the path when his feet grew cold and then removed his shoes when his legs got cold, according to reports. He then believed he couldn't move his frozen legs.

Roh registered a 0.20 percent blood-alcohol level and was given a public intoxication warning.