UPDATE: A 65-year-old Kewaunee man has been recovered by the authorities from the Kewaunee River

ORIGINAL STORY

The Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department is urging you to stay away from the area of County Highway E west of the City of Kewaunee as a search and rescue is underway. At 5:30 a.m. Monday morning, Kewaunee County Dispatch was requested to do a welfare check by the caller who had not heard from his brother. He stated that he had gone fishing on the Kewaunee River Sunday night and had not returned. Emergency personnel found the missing angler’s vehicle and equipment by the river, but not the angler himself. The Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department, Kewaunee Fire Department, Luxemburg Fire Department, Door County Dive Team, and Department of Natural Resources are currently on the scene searching for the missing angler.