Devastated family and buddies bear in mind Boscobel man hit and killed by a practice on the 4th of July

BOSCOBEL, Wisconsin (WMTV) – A family in Boscobel suffers a devastating loss. 25-year-old Dylan Bausch was hit by a train in the early morning hours of July 4th and killed. His mother, Tracy, hopes other families will never find out what she is going through.

“I just want to see his smile,” Tracy said through tears.

Dylan was killed early Sunday morning in the small town of Bagley, Grant County. Authorities believe that he was walking along the railroad tracks and was hit by a train.

Tracy Bausch flips through photos of her son Dylan(Tim Elliott)

“I wish it was me,” said Tracy. “I just hope he wasn’t scared, and I hope he wasn’t alone. That bothers me because he was alone and scared. “

Tracy says she dropped Dylan off for an evening with friends to celebrate the holiday. First, Dylan and his friends went to the rodeo. Tracy remembers her last contact with her son well.

“I hugged and kissed him and he said ‘I love you, mom’ – they (their children) always say, I love you, mom. I said I love you, kissed him goodbye, turned around and that was the time I saw him, ”Tracy said.

This photo was taken just hours before Dylan’s death(Tracy Bausch)

Authorities say Dylan eventually made his way to downtown Bagley, just a few miles from the Bausch family’s home at the River Lakes Campground and Resort. Tracy says she believes Dylan went back to the campsite at the end of the night and took the shortcut by walking down the train tracks.

When Dylan didn’t come home that night, Tracy knew something was wrong.

“All night long I had a sick, sick feeling deep in my stomach and I could just feel it in my heart and I thought something was wrong,” she said.

Tracy says that the next morning she found out that Dylan was killed.

“When I said it was Dylan, they bowed their heads and I just lost it. It’s not a good feeling. I hope nobody has to go through this. I know other people have and will, but it’s just not … I don’t want anyone to go through this. “

Now Tracy is warning other young people to stay away from train tracks.

“Hundreds of people – and I’m serious – walked back to River Lakes on the Bagley railroad tracks,” she said. “Stay away from these train tracks, stay away from them”

This is the section of the Bagley railroad tracks where Dylan Bausch was killed(Tim Elliott)

Tracy says Dylan is full of life and that his humor is off the charts.

“He made so many friends. I mean, he would go out and start a conversation with anyone, anywhere, ”she said.

Dylan recently joined the US Army. He was on medical leave at the time of his death but was planning to return to the service soon.

“He’s lost a lot of weight in the last year or a year and a half. He was very committed to losing that weight. I mean, he lost 100 pounds, if not more, because he wanted to join the military. “

Tracy fondly remembers Dylan’s last day as a full life day out with family and friends.

“He had a great day. He was happy, ”she said.

There is a fundraising campaign for the Bausch family. Collection bins are located at the Boscobel Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF) jail, Lancaster Health Services, Luck the Irish Bar in Bagley, and the River of Lakes Campground. Checks and cash made out to T. Bausch are accepted.

A younger Dylan looks at a muscle car(Tracy Bausch)

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