Two killed in single engine plane crash positively identified

Two killed in single engine plane crash positively identified

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has released its report on a single engine plane crash into Lake Michigan on Saturday, July 27th.The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation after a 1975 Piper single engine plane crashed into Lake Michigan on Saturday, July 27th.

Human remains pulled from Lake Michigan near Blue Harbor Resort

Human remains pulled from Lake Michigan near Blue Harbor Resort

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY (WITI) -- Sheboygan County Sheriff's officials say human remains were recovered from Lake Michigan on Monday morning, July 15th.A recreational boater reportedly spotted the body about one mile off-shore, east of Blue Harbor Resort.The remains were recovered with the assistance of the Sheboygan County Dive/Rescue Team and taken to shore.Both the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office's Water Safety Unit and Dive Team were on Lake Michigan, performing training operations at the time of the incident.The remains have not yet been identified.

Friends of man presumed drowned remember his life

Friends of man presumed drowned remember his life

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Friends of a 31-year-old man presumed drowned at Lake Michigan came together to remember his life and legacy on Tuesday, June 18th -- one day after he went missing near Kenosha's North Pier.Ben McCarter was swimming Monday afternoon with his friends in Lake Michigan near Kenosha's North Pier, when a strong current pulled him under.

31-year-old Kenosha man missing after swimming in Lake Michigan

31-year-old Kenosha man missing after swimming in Lake Michigan

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Kenosha Police Department officers responded with Kenosha Fire Department rescue personnel and US Coast Guard officials to the North Lighthouse Pier in regards to a swimmer in distress Monday, June 17th.According to officials,  31-year-old Benjamin McCarter from Kenosha had been swimming with friends off the North Lighthouse Pier when he began to struggle about 10 to 15 feet away from the east end of the pier.Authorities say it appears that the McCarter was having difficulty swimming against the waves, which had gotten rough.

French crews take to Lake Michigan in search of shipwreck

French crews take to Lake Michigan in search of shipwreck

GREEN BAY (WITI) -- Archaeologists from France took to Lake Michigan in the hopes of recovering a 16th Century ship called "The Griffon." The ship belonged to a French explorer, and disappeared more than 300 years ago.As France's top underwater archaeologist, it's up to Michele L'Hour to help determine if The Griffon has finally been found."We want to find some details of the architecture of the ship or some artifacts that can testify that this is a wreck, and that this wreck is The Griffon.

New water lows for Great Lakes could drain local economies

New water lows for Great Lakes could drain local economies

(CNN) -- Chris Berkey makes his living plying the often treacherous waters of the Great Lakes, delivering staples like cement to industries nestled in the myriad harbors that dot a coastline that's equal to nearly half of the circumference of the globe.

Pleasant Prairie officials cancel lakeshore flood advisory

Pleasant Prairie officials cancel lakeshore flood advisory

PLEASANT PRAIRIE -- The Village of Pleasant Prairie revised its voluntary evacuation advisory down to a flood advisory, after the National Weather Service Tuesday afternoon, October 30th revised its projection for peak wave heights in Lake Michigan.