Wisconsin Boating Fatality Summary - 2009 Season

Updated through September 24, 2009

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
1.	04/08/09	Namekagon River	1	Fell Overboard	Kayak	No	Not Known
	9pm	Washburn	45, Male	Drowning	12'
Victim was reported missing on 4/8 at 9pm. Body was recovered on 4/12 near the launch site, Stinnett Landing.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
2.	04/18/09	Lac Court Oreilles	1	Fell Overboard	Open	No	No
	10pm	Sawyer	43, Male	Drowning	13'11" / 7.5
Victim was spear fishing with son and friend. When the boat was moving across the lake in rough water, it struck a wave and capsized. Son and friend swam to shore. Victim did not, and has not been found.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
3.	05/02/09	Eagle Lake	1	Capsizing	Kayak	No	Not known
	After 8pm	Racine	42, Male	Drowning	10'
Subject reported missing by co-workers, kayak and paddle located along shoreline. Exact circumstances unknown.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
4.	05/07/09	Lake Wapogasset	2	Fell Overboard	Open	No	Yes, 0.300
	3am	Polk	27, Male	Drowning	14', 9hp
Victims (4 & 5), with a 19 yr old female went boating around midnight. 19 yr old awoke with wet feet from water in the boat. The boat soon sank. The 19 yr old grabbed a PFD and swam to shore for help. Victims' bodies were recovered about 10:30 later that morning.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
5.	05/07/09	Lake Wapogasset	2	Fell Overboard	Open	No	Yes, 0.270
	3am	Polk	28, Male	Drowning	14', 9hp
Was with victim #4.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
6.	05/30/09	Montana Lake	1	Fell Overboard	Canoe	No	No
	3:37PM	Marinette	47, Male	Drowning	15'6
Father & daughter were in canoe when father fell overboard. Daughter who was wearing a PFD was unable to assist father who was not wearing a PFD.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
7.	06/21/09	Malby Lake	1	Fell overboard	Rowboat	No	Not Known
	2pm	Oneida	70, Male	Drowning	12'
Husband & wife were fishing when Husband reached for a fishing pole and fell overboard causing boat to capsize.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
8.	06/23/09	Found Lake	1	Fell overboard	Open	No	Not known
	10AM	Vilas	75, Male	Unknown	14' / 7.5hp
Father & son were fishing when Father reached over side of boat to wash hands. While returning to the seat, he lost his balance & fell overboard.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
9.	06/25/09	McKinley Lake	1	Unknown	Rowboat	No	Not known
	3:30PM	Forest	19, Male	Drowning	10'
Brother heard victim calling for help from lake. Brother saw victim in water next to boat approx. 50 yds. from shore. Victim went under & did not resurface.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
10.	07/14/09	Browns Lake	1	Swimming from drifting boat	Open	No	No
	1:57PM	Racine	14, Male	Drowning	18' / 120hp
Victim was part of school group recreating on Lake. Victim jumped from boat to go swimming and immediately was seen struggling. Boat Operator attempted rescue but boat & victim were floating apart.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
11.	07/14/09	Fish Lake	1	Fell Overboard	Open	No	No
	1:00PM	Lincoln	66, Male	Drowning	14'/No motor
Victim was fishing from a lawn chair in his boat. Friends were fishing in nearby boat. Victim was observed leaning & falling overbard. He shouted for help. Friends could not reach him before he went beneath the surface a second time.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
12.	09/06/09	Bay of Green Bay	1	Fell Overboard	Cabin	No	Yes
	10:32PM	Door	39, Male	Drowning	27'/Not Provided		Unknown
While on a trip from Fish Creek to Marinette, it was discovered the victim was missing & presumed fell overboard.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved/ BAC Level
13.	09/09/09	Lake Monona	1	Swimming from drifting boat	Open	No	Yes
	9:40PM	Dane	36, Male	Unknown	14', Not provided		Not known
Operator and passenger went swimming after day of fishing. Operator noticed victim was missing and returned to boat to look for victim. Victim was found four days later.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved/ BAC Level
14.	09/14/09	Lake Monona	1	Fell Overboard	Open	No	Unknown
	6:45PM	Dane	39, Male	Drowning	14' / 115hp		Unknown
Boat encountered a wave which caused operator, victim, wife, and twin sons to fall overboard. All but the victim were rescued by nearby boaters.

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved/ BAC Level
15.	09/18/09	Rowley's Bay, Lake Michigan	1	Fell overboard	Kayak	No	Unknown
	Unknown	Door	60, Male	Unknown
Victim was last seen kayaking on 9/18. Abandoned kayak was found on 9/20 with victim's personal cell phone and PFD on teh kayak deck. Victim is still missing.

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Last Revised: Thursday September 24 2009