SPRING GREEN, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in south-central Wisconsin are searching for a missing swimmer in the Wisconsin River who got swept away by a current on Sunday.
According to a release, deputies with the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing swimmer in the Wisconsin River near Peck’s Landing in Spring Green, about an hour west of Madison.
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Several first responders arrived on the scene and learned that three men had entered the water from a sandbar and were swept away by the current. One man was able to swim back to the sandbar, while another was rescued by a passing boat.
The third man, a 24-year-old from Richland Center, was unaccounted for. The Sauk County Dive Team members searched the river on Sunday until darkness set in. He was not found.
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Search efforts are continuing throughout Monday.
No additional details were provided.
