RedactedNarrative: On 5/26/2018 at approximately 1:30 pm, an emergency call was placed to Green Lake County Sheriff’s dispatch reporting a male drowning on Big Green Lake.  Multiple agencies responded.  Deputies arrived on scene and determined a male party was swimming from Vessel 1 to Vessel 2 across an unknown distance of water.  
  
  Vessel 1 Passengers reported throwing life jackets to the Deceased as he struggled to stay afloat in the water.  The Deceased was reported to have disappeared under water after struggling and calling for help and did not return to the surface.  Initial statement son scene indicate the Deceased swam from Vessel 1 to Vessel 2 to assist the Vessel 2 Operator start the engine.  
  
  The Deceased was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the incident.  Vessel 1 and Vessel 2 were located adrift off of Belle Map Court, Sherwood Forest area along the northern shore of Big Green Lake.  The Deceased was recovered from the bottom of the lake at a depth of 109 feet of water at 7:52 pm.  The Deceased was identified and pronounced deceased on shore.  
  
  It was reported that 13 individuals were aboard Vessel 1, which was rented along with Vessel 2.  Two individuals were aboard Vessel 2 during the incident.  Further interviews conducted uncovered that the Deceased took off his life jacket, which he was wearing while on Vessel 1 and swam to Vessel 2 which was afloat 20-30 feet from Vessel 1.  Upon reaching Vessel 2, the Deceased realized the ignition kill switch was on another individual’s wrist aboard Vessel 1.  The Deceased swam from Vessel 2 to Vessel 1 and retrieved the ignition kill switch and swam it back to Vessel 2, provided it to the Operator and swam back to Vessel 1.  
  
  It was reported that a wave from another boat rolled over the Deceased’s head during his swim back to Vessel 1 and he went under water for a short period of time and returned to the surface.  Witnesses reported the Deceased began to struggle and call for help.  One passenger reported jumping in from Vessel 1 and attempting to save the Deceased but swam back to Vessel 1 due to the Deceased’s pulling the “would be” rescuer under the water.  
  
  Another passenger reported attempting to save the Deceased, but also reported returning to Vessel 1 due to the Deceased pulling him under the water during his struggle.  Passengers reported throwing life jackets and a short rope, but attempts were unsuccessful.  One passenger reported that they were drinking whiskey mix drinks and that he knew the Deceased had drank multiple whiskey mix drinks and was smoking black and mild cigars, which she believed increased his fatigue in the water.  Multiple individuals on Vessel 1 were unwilling to provide information to law enforcement after they reached shore.  Multiple people aboard Vessel 1 were not able to be identified or identified further than listed in this report.  Multiple attempts were made by phone to different witnesses.  Green Lake County Sheriff’s office notified by the Coroner’s office that autopsy was complete and not foul play was suspected.
  