There is no new information behind the disappearance of a 32-year-old Little Suamico man whose boat was recovered near Chambers Island over a week ago. Crews from local and state emergency personnel and the U.S. Coast Guard have been searching for Billy Salnik after he went missing along with his two children while sailing from Oconto Harbor to Door County. While his children were discovered a few days later, search efforts have not been able to find Salnik. Among those searching for Salnik is the Chambers Island Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), which boasts over 30 residents among its members. Eighteen members boarded five boats over the weekend to search an area of about 30 square miles of water alongside agencies like the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Gibraltar Fire/Rescue. Gibraltar Fire Chief Andy Bertges says the Chambers Island CERT is a great example of what can be done when neighbors work together.

Bertges adds that the Chambers Island CERT is a great example of what they are trying to accomplish on the mainland in situations when emergency services are strained.

Picture courtesy of Gibraltar Fire and Rescue