The body of an 81-year-old Brookfield man was recovered Thursday evening near a dock at Chambers Island Marina in the Town of Gibraltar, according to a joint release from the Gibraltar Police Department and the Door County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said the Door County Sheriff’s Office was notified at about 5:15 p.m. Thursday of a body found in the water near the marina at 11000 Island Drive E. The Gibraltar Police Department also responded and requested assistance from the sheriff’s office.
Emergency personnel from the Gibraltar Fire Department, Gibraltar Emergency Medical Responders, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Door County Emergency Services, Gibraltar Police Department and the Door County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene.
The victim was identified as Michael J. Kennedy, 81, of Brookfield.
Officials said preliminary findings indicate foul play is not suspected at this time, though the incident remains under investigation.
An autopsy was scheduled Friday through the Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The release was prepared by Chief Deputy Kyle Veeser under the authority of Gibraltar Police Chief Ryan Roesch and Door County Sheriff Tammy Sternard.
