Shawano County man drowns while fishing in Langlade County
WOLF RIVER – A 73-year-old Shawano County man is dead after not returning from fishing Monday evening.
At 7:30 p.m. Monday, a caller reported a man was overdue to return from a fishing trip to a stream in the eastern Langlade County town of Wolf River, according to the Langlade County Sheriff's Office.
Langlade County deputies responded to the area and found the man's vehicle. Deputies and the Wolf River Fire Department searched the area throughout the night and into the next morning, according to the sheriff's office.
Searchers found the man's body in the river about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Langlade County Coroner's Office determined the man died from an accidental drowning.
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