April 23, 2022 – Dodge County, WI – Another extensive search on Fox Lake for a missing male subject was conducted today, Saturday, April 23, 2022 by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, Marathon County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, Fox Lake Fire Department, Beaver Dam Fire Department, Hustisford Fire Department, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department understands some who are involved may have released the identity of a male individual, but the sheriff’s office will continue to withhold any names in this incident at the request of some immediate family members who are requesting privacy during this understandably difficult time.
At about 4:30 p.m. today, search operations were called off by the dive and boat teams due to high wind conditions on the lake. These conditions make dive operations difficult and dangerous to diving personnel. Searches will continue in the coming days, but the extent of the searches and the times and dates of the searches will not be shared with the public. This is a result of wind weather conditions forecast over the next several days, which make it difficult to predict what search techniques may be feasible without putting divers at risk.
No further information will be available, and we will update the public as more information becomes available.
UPDATE April 21, 2022