SUMMIT — Two days after he disappeared beneath the waters of Lower Nemahbin Lake in Summit, the body of a Milwaukee man in his 50s was recovered Thursday morning, authorities have announced.
He was on a kayak with two children when the kayak flipped and he went beneath the surface.
The children were wearing life jackets; the man was not. Authorities also are investigating a report suggesting he may not have known how to swim.
For more on this story see Friday’s Freeman.
This is a breaking news story. Here is what appeared in Thursday’s paper.
Search continues for man who fell from kayak into Lower Nemahbin Lake
SUMMIT — Search efforts continue on Lower Nemahbin Lake in the Village of Summit for a man who fell from a kayak on Tuesday evening. Boats were utilizing sonar on Wednesday. The Western Lakes Fire District, Village of Summit Police Department, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department are on the scene continuing the search. The Waukesha Sheriff and Western Lakes Dive Teams are also on scene.
Dive rescue teams searched but did not find the man on Tuesday evening, according to a Facebook post from Western Lakes Fire District.
WLFD and the Summit Police Department were dispatched to the lake at 6:04 p.m. The WLFD and Lake Country Fire & Rescue dive teams then began search and rescue efforts.
An investigation established that the man and two children were on a kayak when it flipped. The children grabbed onto the kayak and called for help, but the man didn’t return to the surface.
“Rescue operations continued until 7:45 p.m., at which point resources transitioned to recovery with the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department Dive Team,” according to the post.
The search continued until 10:30 p.m. and resumed Wednesday morning.
“Our sympathies and prayers are with the family and friends of the missing male. We understand this is a very difficult and emotional time for them to have a loved one missing. We would like to thank the property owners on the lake for providing us with space and respect while we continue our search efforts. It was greatly appreciated to not have the lake disturbed this morning by boating activities which is giving the sonar and dive teams the opportunity to conduct the search. Thank you to the community as a whole for your support during this difficult time,” WLFD said in an updated post.