A 78-year-old man was found dead at Lulu Lake early Christmas Day morning, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office.
According to Lt. Jesse Sperberg, concerned family members called the sheriff’s office Dec. 24 saying the man was missing around 4:30 p.m.
He went fishing on Lulu Lake that day and had not returned home.
People found his vehicle near a boat landing and some ice fishing gear on the lake.
Deputies and the Shawano Area Fire Department found an open hole in the ice near the fishing gear. Rescue and recovery efforts stopped that night when it got too dark outside and restarted early Dec. 25.
Alongside the Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department, the Shawano County Dive Team, Tigerton Police Department, Pulaski Police Department and the Shawano County Coroner’s Office helped.
The Sheriff’s Office has not released the name of the ice fisherman.
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