MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) – We’re learning more about the body of a kayaker pulled from Lake Winnebago Friday morning.
The Calumet County Sheriff’s Department says the 55-year-old man’s body was located around 7:30 a.m. at the break wall of the High Cliff Marina in Sherwood. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted it from the air, and Calumet County deputies were able to pull the body from the water.
The man’s kayak had been found about 90 minutes earlier on the lake just off State Park Road.
An autopsy will be performed on the man’s bad at the Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner’s Office. Authorities would not answer questions about the condition of the body, during a press conference Friday.
The man had put his kayak in at Jefferson Park in Menasha Thursday afternoon. Around 4:30 p.m., officials say he contacted a family member and said the ride was bumpy but he was having fun. After not hearing any more from him, family members called authorities around 3:30 a.m.
Winnebago County authorities called Calumet County officials for help soon after. A patrol boat was launched around 5:30 a.m., along with the Coast Guard helicopter and a Wisconsin DNR airplane.
Deputies indicate the man was wearing a life jacket and a suit appropriate for kayaking.
His name has not been released, as relatives are still being notified.
