COMBINED LOCKS, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities are identifying the body found near the Kaukauna Utilities dam in Combined Locks Monday afternoon.
Fox Valley Metro police say they were called to 100 W. Prospect Street around 12:50 p.m. after 2 utility workers doing routine checks found the body.
The Outagamie County dive team was also called in to help pull the body out of the water.
On Tuesday, police identified the body as that 61-year-old Eugene Schmelzer, who disappeared from his Combined Locks home on January 28.
In a release from the Fox Valley Metro Police Department Tuesday:
“The Schmelzer family is grateful for family/friends for their continued support during this time. The family would also like to thank the community for their efforts during Eugene’s disappearance.”
Authorities say there is no preliminary indication of foul play.
An autopsy was performed Tuesday. Those results were not released.


