DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – UPDATE: The name of the 24-year-old Sobieski woman whose body was pulled from Sister Bay Marina on Saturday night has been released.
Door County Sheriff’s officials say Victoria Burger died after her vehicle likely went down one of the boat launch ramps.
Authorities say 24-year-old Jennifer Drewski of De Pere was also in the vehicle but rescued from the water.
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On Saturday, October 14, 2017, at 9:58 p.m. the Door County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a vehicle had driven into the water at Sister Bay Marina.
Deputies arrived within a minute and found a white Hyundai 4-door was submerged in the water near the boat launch.
Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Pat McCarty says “this incident remains under investigation, but it appears that (the vehicle) drove down the ramp of one of the boat launches.”
Deputies assisted removing one conscious female victim from the water. She advised that another person was still in the car.
Paramedics from the Door County Emergency Services dove into the water and made two attempts to locate the second victim. Their efforts were hampered by the water temperature.
A member of the Door County Dive Team arrived at the scene. He located the second victim and brought her to shore. Both victims were transported by ambulance to the Door County Medical Center.
Deputies and firefighters remained at the scene for several hours.
McCarty notes one element that could make the investigation a bit challenging.
“There’s limited surveillance video in that area. There were no real witnesses that watched the vehicle go into the water.”
Keeping that in mind, McCarty explains where the investigation goes from here.
“An autopsy is being conducted by the Dane County Medical Examiner to determine the cause and manner of death. We’re also going to examine the vehicle to see if there were any mechanical factors that contributed.”
Responding agencies included the Sister Bay-Liberty Grove Fire Department, the Ephraim Fire Department, the Gibraltar Fire Department, the Baileys Harbor Fire Department, the Northern Door Fire Responders, Door County Emergency Services, the Door County Sheriff’s Office, Door County Sheriff’s Reserves, and the Door County Dive Team.
The Door County Dive Team is a multi-jurisdictional team comprised of members of the Department of Natural Resources, Sturgeon Bay Police Department, Sturgeon Bay Fire Department, Door County Emergency Services, Wisconsin State Patrol and the Door County Sheriff’s Office.
The second victim was pronounced deceased at the Door County Medical Center. She was identified as a 24 year-old Sobieski woman.
The other victim, a 24 year-old DePere woman was treated for her injuries at the hospital.
