Man Presumed Drowned in Silver Lake
June 17, 2022 6:05AM CDT
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KENOSHA, WI (WLIP)–A 22 year old man drowned in Silver Lake Thursday.
The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department reports that it happened around 12:30 PM when they responded to a report of a missing swimmer.
Initial reports were that a 5 year old child was found in the water, wearing a flotation device, by a boat that was on the lake.
It was determined that the child and a 22 year old man were swimming after jumping off of another boat.
The man went under and did not resurface.
A search and rescue effort was called off by 2:40 PM at which point it became a recovery mission.
No further information was released.
