Rescue Mission Now A Recovery After Man Goes Missing On Kenosha Lake

SALEM LAKES, WI — The search for a man who was swimming in Silver Lake on Thursday is no longer a rescue mission and has been deemed a recovery, according to a news release from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department.

The 22-year-old was swimming in Salem Lakes water with a five-year-old who is OK, the sheriff's department said. Authorites responded just after 12:30 p.m. to the report of a missing swimmer.

Preliminary reports showed the child, who was wearing a flotation device, and the man, who was not, jumped into the water from a boat on the lake, the news release said.

The man went underwater and did not resurface, according to the sheriff's department.

Another boat on the lake picked up the child. Dive teams from southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois came to assist in locating the missing man, the sheriff's department said.

Salem Lakes Fire Chief James Lejcar called the incident a recovery mission around 2:40 p.m., the news release said.

Authorities will continue to search for the man until dark, and continue again in the morning.

The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department asked that anyone with information contact them at 262-605-5100.