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Body of missing boater recovered
Body of missing boater recovered
Fr. Daniel Westberg
SUMMIT -- Officials announced on Thursday afternoon, October 19th that they had recovered the body of 68-year-old Fr. Daniel Westberg from Upper Nashotah Lake in Summit.
Fr. Westberg was a professor at the Nashotah House Theological Seminary -- and had been out sailing on the lake on Wednesday afternoon when his boat capsized. Police said high winds may have contributed to this accident.
"Witnesses observed a sailboat with one occupant in the northern portion of the lake at about 11:30. One witness stated that it appeared as if the occupant was having difficulty controlling the boat due to windy weather," Summit Police Chief Michael Hartert said.
Hartert said winds on the lake were registering between 13 and 23 miles-per-hour, but something on the boat may have malfunctioned.
"He was actually a very experienced sailor, however, we have to finish conducting our investigation, but there may have been a problem with the boat. There may have been a medical issue. We don't know those answers yet," Hartert said.
A search and recovery effort Wednesday turned up nothing. But on Thursday morning around 9:45 a.m., a remote camera searching the water found a body around 55 feet deep in the lake. Fr. Westberg's body was recovered a short time later.
Officials say Fr. Westberg was in "very good health, physically fit."
Fr. Daniel Westberg
Officials with Nashotah House Theological Seminary issued the below statement:
The Rt. Rev. Steven Andrew Miller with the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee issued this statement: