(L-R: Jacob Fye, Matthew Kenny)
LADYSMITH, Wis. -- On Thursday, May 18, 2017, at approximately 2:47 p.m. the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a capsized canoe by the Clearwater Paper Company Dam, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. The canoe was believed to have two occupants.
On May 24, 2017, Jacob E. Fye, 35 of Ladysmith body was located through a continuous effort by The Ladysmith Police Department, Ladysmith Fire Department, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. The Rusk County Medical Examiner’s Office is assisting with the investigation.
A continued effort to locate Matthew C. Kenny 36 of Ladysmith will resume on May 25, 2017.
Local law enforcement is urging local residents to use extreme caution when out in rain-swollen streams and rivers. The Ladysmith Fire Department is leading the search efforts and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is leading the boat accident investigation. Contact the Ladysmith Police Department at 715-532-2186 or Scott Bowe, Worden Supervisor at 715-209-0140 to report anything that could help bring a conclusion to this tragic incident.
The incident remains under investigation.
Photo’s attached of Jacob Fye and Matthew Kenny
Per Allen S. Lobermeier, Chief of Police , Ladysmith Police Department
Last Update: Jun 20, 2017 4:17 pm CDT
