LAKE POYGAN (WTAQ-WLUK) — Five people from Omro were rescued after their boat took on water and sank in Winnebago County.
Officials say a 911 call came in around 8:10 p.m. Sunday, saying five people on a boat were now in the water on Lake Poygan.
Several rescue groups helped in the search.
The boat operator, a 40-year-old man from Omro, said the engine shut off and the boat became quickly submerged.
The Omro man along with a woman, and three juveniles were brought back to shore hours later. They used coolers to stay afloat.
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