06-07-2025
One body found on boat, another in water of Lake Delavan on same day
In a southeastern Wisconsin town of about 5,100 residents, two people visiting from out of state were found dead on Saturday, July 5.
The first man's body was found in a boat just off Delavan Lake, and the second man's body was found in the water, according to information released by the Town of Delavan Police Department.
In the first incident, authorities responded around 11:36 a.m. to a report of a possible drowning at the 2300 block of South Shore Drive, which is just off the northeastern shore of the lake. Officers found a 57-year-old male from LaGrange Park, Illinois, unresponsive on a boat and pronounced him dead at the scene following lifesaving measures.
Around three hours later, at 2:27 p.m., police received a report of a different man in Delavan Lake.
Police found the body of a 26-year-old man from Texas following a full-scale search and recovery operation. The search included dive and sonar teams from the Walworth County Sheriff's Office Dive Team and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
No foul play is expected in either case, according to the Delavan police department. Police say the cases are unrelated.
Delavan is located in southeastern Wisconsin, just north of Lake Geneva, near the Illinois border.
Cleo Krejci covers K-12 education and workforce development as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact her at CKrejci@ or follow her on Twitter @_CleoKrejci. For more information about Report for America, visit
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Small town of Delavan, Wis. sees two bodies recovered in same day on and near lake
