The body of a 77-year-old Wind Lake man was recovered at about 9:45 a.m. Thursday morning.
According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, Gerald Felician was boating with his wife Wednesday evening when he entered the water off his boat and did not resurface. The wife tried to alert other boaters to the problem, and Racine County Sheriff’s office personnel, as well as fire personnel from Wind Lake, were sent to the scene at about 5:15 p.m.
The search and rescue effort turned to search and recovery early Thursday morning.
Racine County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Steven Sikora could not release any specific information as the incident is still under investigation. He did say most west-end fire agencies assisted the search and rescue – and recovery – efforts “in some way.”
Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling and the sheriff’s office extended condolences to the Felician family in the release, as well as offering “our sincere thoughts and prayers.”
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