On 5-25-12 at 2:11pm, the fond du lac county sheriff's dept was notified of a body floating in the middle of lake winnebago. At approximately 2:52pm, the body was recovered by the fond du lac sheriff dept dive team and transported to the brothertown harbor. Body was recovered in calumet county waters. Victim was not wearing a pfd, and had been in the water for days. Winnebago county sheriff dept determined the victim's vehicle and boat trailer had been parked at the black wolf boat landing for about five days. At the time of the officer's investigation report, the victims boat had not been found. Autopsy performed on 5-26-2012by the fond du lac county me office determined cause of death was drowning. the boat registered to the victim was a 1973 14 ft aluminum mirror boat with either a 25 or 50 hp motor. The boat sat very low in the water due to the installation of a false floor (added weight). The friend who did not accompany the victim this time, surmised the victim likely went out early sunday morning when the lake was calm and a clear sky. Then when the weather later changed and the water became rougher, he  presumed the victim began to return to shore and likely encountered higher waves that broke over the side of the boat since it sat so low in the water, and likely filled with water and sunk or capsized. The victim was found wearing a rain suit but not a pfd. Victim had told his friend that he needed to get a new larger pfd to fit over his rain suit.
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