The search is still on for a Little Suamico man whose boat capsized while sailing to Door County with his two young children. 

Bill Salnik was sailing on his blue sail boat named “My Lady Blue” with his family from Oconto Harbor to Riley’s Bay in Door County to spend the day before heading back Sunday afternoon. Friends and family had not heard back from Salnik as of 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Speaking with Green Bay media members Monday, Door County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Pat McCarty said the boat was discovered at approximately 6:20 a.m. near Chambers Island.

At about 11:20 a.m., McCarty added that the bodies of two children were found in the water approximately a mile south of where the vessel was recovered. Salnik and his two children were not with the boat when it was found. Salnik has yet to be found.

McCarty concluded that search and rescue efforts by the Door County Sheriff's Department, Door County Emergency Services, U.S. Coast Guard, and other agencies are ongoing by land, air, and water. He encouraged boaters to call the authorities if they saw anything. 

Picture courtesy of Brown County Emergency Management