Austin S. Timple Death | Obituary – A 22-year-old man who was identified as Austin S. Timple who drowned in Pewaukee Lake over the weekend after swimming near a boat with friends Body was recovered.
Timple, who went missing at 4:07 p.m. Saturday, was located and recovered just before 8 a.m. Monday in the northeastern section of the lake, according to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department. Timple was pronounced dead by the medical examiner on the scene.
From the initial investigation, it appeared Temple was swimming near a boat with friends when he started having issues and called out for help. Timple’s friends attempted to assist him, but he went under the water.
The friends called 911 and searched the immediate area in the boat.
A rescue/recovery operation was immediately conducted by boat patrol units, fire rescue divers, and law enforcement recovery divers.
Jason Roberts, a safety specialist warden with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said the man was not wearing a personal flotation device.
“He went under the surface and 911 was called (from the boat) once they lost sight of him,” Roberts said. “The Pewaukee Boat Patrol responded and couldn’t find him. The effort to recover the individual has been ongoing since Saturday.”
Roberts said the man was suspected to be drinking alcohol.
The recovery operation was led by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department with assistance from Walworth County Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Village of Pewaukee Police Department.
The incident is currently under investigation by the DNR.
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