Wisconsin Boating Fatality Summary - 2011 Season

Updated through April 16, 2012

#	Date / Time	Water Body/ County	# Fatalities/ Age, Gender	Accident Type/ Cause of Death	Boat Type/ Size (length/hp)	PFD	Alcohol Involved / BAC Level
1.	04/18/2011 4:40pm	Wolf River Outagamie	1 65, Male	Fell Overboard Drowning	Open Motor Boat 15'11" / 40hp	No	No
Victim was fishing from an anchored boat. Fell overboard while trying to release the boat from a tree. Cold and high water conditions on Wolf River.
2.	05/26/2011 6:43pm	Friess Lake Washington	1 27, Male	Fell Overboard Drowning	Rowboat 14' / hp NA	Yes	No
Two individuals were out in a rowboat when it capsized, both were wearing PFD's, however the victim's was not secured and slipped off when he hit the water.
3.	05/30/2011 2:07pm	Wallace Lake Washington	1 64, Male	Kayak Overturned Drowning	Kayak 9'6"	No	No
Victim was kayaking when the kayak overturned, victim was not wearing a PFD and swam toward a water trampoline where he went underwater.
4.	06/03/2011 8:00pm	Bay of Green Bay Door	1 59, Male	Capsized Hypothermia	Sailboat 13'10"	Yes	No
Victim was reported overdue on Friday. Search over next 2 days located sailboat only, victim was found 3 days later.
5.	06/07/2011 4:40pm	Lake Superior Bayfield	1 20, Male	Swamping Hypothermia	Kayak 15'8"	Yes	No
Victim was paddling toward Sand Island with high wind and waves. Victim and another kayak started taking on water and partially submerged. Victim was found near kayak 2 hrs later.
6.	06/25/2011 2:50pm	Lake Holcomb Chippewa	1 29, Male	Struck fixed object Trauma - Injury	Open Motorboat 16'5" / 90hp	Yes	Yes / .269
Victim was riding on a tube when the tube and rider struck a concrete bridge pillar.
7.	06/28/2011 3:30pm	Rest Lake Vilas	1 13, female	Struck another boat / Trauma - Injury	Personal Watercraft 9'0" / 215hp	Yes	No
Victim was operating a PWC and collided with a Deck Boat. Victim fell off PWC and was fatally injured by the Deck Boat propeller.
8.	07/02/2011 5:00pm	Lake Puckaway Green Lake	1 25, male	Left boat to swim. / Drowning	Open Motorboat 14'0" / 25	No	Yes/.180
Victim was swimming from a boat on which a friend was fishing. Victim was unable to swim back to the drifting boat.
9.	07/03/2011 3:33pm	Antler Lake Polk	1 22, male	Swamping / Drowning	Open Motorboat 12'0" / 6hp	No	Pending
An overloaded boat started to take on water and swamped. Victim attempted to swim to shore struggled and drown.
10.	07/06/2011 1:00am	Lake Michigan Milwaukee	1 30, male	Struck fixed object / Drowning	Cabin 32'0" / 660hp	No	Yes / .10 (Cocaine & Cannibis)
Victim and 3 passengers struck the Milwaukee Harbor break wall, impact ejected the victim into the water.
11.	07/13/2011 5:01pm	Geneva Lake Walworth	1 24, male	Left boat / Drowning	Open 23'0" / 340hp	No	No
Victim and passenger left the boat to rescue a fellow passenger struggling in the water. Victim then swam for drifting boat and drowned.
12.	07/13/2011 10:05pm	Anderson Lake Oconto	1 54, female	Fall Overboard / Trauma - Injury	Pontoon 18'0" / 25hp	No	Yes .202
Victim/passenger went to front of boat and fell overboard. Victim became entangled in Pontoon Boat propeller
13.	07/18/2011 2:42pm	Legend Lake Menominee	1 45, Male	Left boat to swim. / Drowning	Pontoon 24' / 50hp	No	Yes
Victim was swimming from a drifting boat and did not surface the last time he entered the water.
14.	07/22/2011 9:45pm	Chippewa River Chippewa	1 50, Male	Collision with another boat. / Trauma - Injury	Open 20'6" / 300hp	No	Yes/Pending
Operator of a boat in a collision between two boats being operated at night.
15.	07/22/2011 9:45pm	Chippewa River Chippewa	1 28, Male	Collision with another boat. / Trauma - Injury	Deck 20'6" / 150hp	No	Yes
Passenger on 2nd boat in crash #14.
16.	07/22/2011 9:45pm	Chippewa River Chippewa	1 25, Male	Collision with another boat. / Trauma Injury	Deck 20'6" / 150hp	No	Yes/Pending
Passenger on 2nd boat in crash #14.
17.	07/22/2011 9:45pm	Chippewa River Chippewa	1 28, Male	Collision with another boat. / Trauma Injury	Deck 20'6" / 150hp	No	Yes/Pending
Passenger on 2nd boat in crash #14.
18.	07/31/2011 4:47pm	Hultman Lake Price	1 58, Male	Fell Overboard / Cardiac	Rowboat 12'	No	No
Victim was fishing alone and was heard yelling for help and observed in water near boat, was unresponsive when reached. Cardiac arrest precipated by struggle to reboard boat.
19.	08/6/2011 6:00am	Lake Winneconne Winnebago	1 60, Male	Fall in Boat / Drowning	Open 15'/ 15hp	No	Yes/.134
Victim was found slumped over side of docked boat with upper torso beneath the water.
20.	08/20/2011 7:58pm	Dilley Lake Washburn	1 42, Male	Fell Overboard / Drowning	Rowboat 12'	No	Yes / .104
Victim was fishing and fell out of boat. Boat filled with water. Victim and passenger attempted to swim to shore when the victim went under.
21.	10/16/2011 4:30pm	Lake Michigan Door	1 46, Male	Fell Overboard / Pending	Canoe 17'	No	No
Victim was last seen clinging to a capsized canoe. Victim's body washed ashore 4 weeks later.
22.	11/6/2011 2:00am	Lower Post Lake Langlade	1 31, Male	Capsized / Drowning	Kayak 11'	No	Yes .145
Victim was paddling home from a resort after closing. Victim reported missing later that day, located 6 days later.
23.	11/25/2011 11:11pm	Shell Lake Washburn	1 56, Male	Fall Overboard / Drowning	Kayak 11'2"	No	No
Victim was fishing from anchored kayak, then was seen struggling in water and yelling for help. Victim was recovered later that same day.