WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — Wausau police have confirmed that one person has died in what they’re calling an accidental drowning in the Wisconsin River near Downtown Wausau
According to WAOW TV officers were called to an area near Whitewater Park at about 5:00 PM Tuesday.
Crews arrived and found two people in the water near the dam. One woman, so far only identified as being middle-aged, was declared dead at the scene.
A second unidentified person was recovered from the rocks near the dam, where police say they were treated and left the scene under their own power.
Police have not yet said how the pair ended up near the dam, but say the woman was likely swimming and drowned.
