Authorities believe he is from Racine County
By Jason Arndt
Staff Writer
Although positive identification has not been made, authorities believe a man reported missing in Racine County was found dead in a Town of Brighton marsh Saturday afternoon, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department.
In a Sheriff’s Department news release, friends of the man reported him missing to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, and later found the vehicle submerged in a marsh on Kenosha County Highway B and Highway 142.
When Kenosha County Sheriffs deputies responded to scene, they found the vehicle submerged in the water, which was estimated at about three feet.
“Deputies broke out a window and did locate a deceased male subject inside the vehicle,” the press release stated.
Preliminary reports noted the vehicle traveled southbound on Highway B, where it struck a berm and landed on the front, which caused the vehicle to flip onto its roof in the water.
On scene, the Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office awaited a tow company to remove the vehicle before making a positive identification.
However, according to the press release, a caller who found the vehicle said they were looking for the friend who was reported missing with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.
“Deputies are attempting to make positive identification of the subject located in the vehicle,” the release said. “This investigation is currently ongoing.”
Along with Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, the Dive Team was called to scene, in addition to fire officials from the Town of Paris in Kenosha County and Kansasville in Racine County.
Also, a Town of Burlington law enforcement official was on scene.
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