Prairie Du Sac Dive Call

On July 13, 2019 at approximately 9:07am the Sauk County Communications Center was notified of several subjects in the Wisconsin river near the Prairie Du Sac Dam.  It was reported that three children and two adults were struggling in the water.

Sheriff's Deputies, Sauk Prairie Police Officers, Sauk City Fire, Prairie Du Sac Fire, and Sauk Prairie Ambulance were immediately sent to the scene.

Arriving emergency personnel found that the adult female and three children successfully made it out of the water and were not injured.  The 53 year old father of the children did not surface.  The Sauk County Dive/Rescue Team and Wisconsin DNR was summoned to the scene.

At the time of this release divers are continuing to search for the victim.  The name of the victim is not being released at this time.

Sheriff Chip Meister