WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)– On Saturday afternoon, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office received a request to respond to an area of Lake Poygan near Noffke’s Landing on County Highway B. It was reported that a man who had been fishing in the area was currently unaccounted for, along with an ATV, and his family was concerned for his welfare.
The Winneconne Poygan Fire District, Poy Sippi Fire Department, Boom Bay Fire Department, and Omro Rushford Fire Department joined in search efforts with airboats, ATVs, personnel, and other equipment, along with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office Drone Unit, and Oshkosh Fire Department Med Unit paramedics.
The missing fisherman was found deceased in open water near Captain’s Cove by members of the Poy Sippi Fire Department around 3 p.m.
The fisherman has been identified as a 56 year old Illinois man.
