Copeland said he also saw a young man lying down on the front lawn.

“They have dogs in there and he went in and got those dogs out,” he said. “When I got here he was out in the yard. He had wet towels on him. He evidently made several trip in to get those dogs. He looked like he was overcome with heat exhaustion.”

Gardner said that he also saw a person lying in the yard getting oxygen. A young man was later seen sitting in an ambulance, still breathing through an oxygen mask. Gardner said a woman may have been taken to the hospital to be examined as well.

RURAL ALEXANDRIA SERIOUS ACCIDENT

A 29-year-old Alexandria man was in “very critical” condition Friday after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck near the rural intersection of County Roads 300 East and 1000 North.

Police said the Honda motorcycle was traveling east on 1000 North shortly before 5 p.m. when a Chevrolet S10 pickup driven by Paul Williams, 64, of Alexandria entered the intersection, striking the motorcycle.

The cyclist — whose name was unavailable at press time — was airlifted by PHI to Wishard Health Services, Indianapolis. The extent of his injuries were unknown, but the victim was in “very critical” condition, said Madison County Sheriff’s Maj. Ron Richardson.

According to an eyewitness who was driving behind him, Williams failed to heed a stop sign.

“Williams was traveling south on County Road 300 East,” said Richardson. “He slowed at the intersection and proceeded into the intersection. At some point Williams will be cited for a traffic violation.”

The motorcycle came to rest in a field southwest of the intersection. A pair of denim shorts and a bloody yellow T-shirt could be seen among the wreckage there, along with a Notre Dame baseball cap bearing a clover emblem.

Richardson said a helmet was found on the scene, but it remains unclear whether the cyclist was wearing it at the time of the accident.

Williams, who was uninjured, said he never saw the motorcycle.

“I was heading this way,” he said, gesturing south. “I never saw him until I hit him. I don’t know what happened. I have no answers.”

Williams said he survived two accidents during his years of riding motorcycles, but gave up the hobby a few years ago. He said that experience made him more mindful of cyclists.

“I always try to watch them, to be careful and to give them the right-of-way,” Williams said.