The search continues for 32-year-old Billy J. Salnik after his boat capsized near Chambers Island over the weekend. On Wednesday, the Door County Sheriff's Department confirmed that the children recovered from the water on Monday were Salnik's with assistance from the Brown County Medical Examiner's Office. Five-year-old Charlotte and three-year-old Joshua were together and wearing personal floatation devices when they were discovered. Salnik remains missing, and Door County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Pat McCarty says the vast area they are searching is making their efforts difficult.

After conducting drone search efforts on Wednesday, McCarty says marine searches with K-9 assistance are planned for tomorrow. According to Wisconsin K9 SOS, dogs can be cross-trained to locate live and deceased human scents in urban, wilderness, and water settings. He also encourages recreational boaters to keep an eye out for signs of Salnik as well. The incident remains under investigation.

Picture courtesy of Brown County Emergency Management