Milwaukee man dies; jet ski, boat collision in Forest County, WI
TOWNSHIP OF HILES, Wis. - A 30-year-old Milwaukee man died Saturday, July 29 following an accident involving a jet-ski and a boat on Pine Lake in the Township of Hiles, Forest County. Officials were called to the scene around 4 p.m.
A boat and the jet-ski reportedly collided, knocking a man off the jet-ski. He was unconscious in the water.
He was brought to shore where life-saving measures were administered. The jet-ski operator was identified as a 30-year-old man from Milwaukee.
Despite life-saving measures the operator of the jet-ski died as a result of his injuries. The operator of the boat was identified as his 27-year-old brother from Stevens Point.
The names of the subjects involved are being withheld at this time in respect for the family.
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The accident is currently under investigation by the Wisconsin DNR and the Forest County Sheriff’s Department.
According to the Wisconsin DNR, there have been eight boat-related fatalities so far this year.