PRATT COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Pratt County are investigating a fight that left one man severely beaten.

Just before 4p.m. on Sunday, deputies from the Pratt County Sheriff’s Office and Pratt County Emergency Services were called to the rural Pratt County community of Preston after report of two men fighting, according to a media release.

Pratt County Sheriff’s Officer and an officer from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism found a severely injured man lying on the ground behind the old school in Preston.

The victim could not communicate and was having trouble breathing.

The victim, identified as 21-year-old Christopher Denio. He was transported to Pratt Regional Medical Center by Pratt County Emergency Services and later flown to Wesley Hospital in Wichita.

Several persons were interviewed at the scene.

No other information was available on Monday morning.