HARTFORD, Wis. — The boater that has been missing in Washington County since Thursday has been found dead.
The sheriff's office says the missing man was found submerged underwater a short distance offshore between the beach area and the boat ramp at Pike Lake State Park.
According to the sheriff's office, his wife called to say he had been on Pike Lake and never returned home. The incident remains under investigation.
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Read the full announcement from the sheriff's office:
On Sunday, October 22, 2023, shortly before 2:00pm the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a citizen who was boating on Pike Lake, and advised they believed they located the lost boater from Wednesday’s incident submerged underwater.
Washington County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the scene along with Sheriff’s Office members of the Washington County Dive Rescue team. The subject was located a short distance offshore in approximately 6ft of water between the beach area and boat ramp at Pike Lake State Park.
Sheriff’s Office Divers recovered the deceased subject and were assisted on shore by Hartford Fire/Rescue and the Washington County Medical Examiner’s Office. The subject was positively identified as the 80-year-old male that had gone missing on October 18th.
No further information is available currently and this incident remains under investigation.
Correction: The incident happened in Hartford, not Hartland.
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