June 8, 2024 – Ozaukee Co., WI – On the evening of June 7, 2024, personnel from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Southern Ozaukee Fire Department continued searching the area for the missing adult male in the Milwaukee River. During this search, a body was located in the river and recovered.
He was removed from the Milwaukee River with additional assistance from the Cedarburg Fire Department and the Thiensville Police Department.
The Ozaukee County Medical Examiners’ Office transported him to the Ozaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
We are deeply saddened by this tragic situation, and we are thinking of the family and those who knew the victim.
The body has not been identified.
Please use caution around bodies of water, especially when the water levels are high because the speed of the water increases, and so do the dangerous conditions.
Additional information will be released when it is available. The original press release is below.
