The sailboat belonging to Bill Salnik was found and brought to shore. Salnik and his children were last seen Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Brown Co. Emergency Management)
MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The body of Bill Salnik, the sailboater who went missing after his vessel capsized on July 13, has been found.
The Marinette County Sheriff’s Office says around noon on Saturday, a boater reported possibly finding a body near Green Island.
“Upon arrival at the location, the body was located, recovered, and later identified as missing boater Billy Salnik, who had gone missing in July of this year. The incident remains under investigation by the Marinette County Medical Examiner Office and the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office.,” the release states.
32-year-old Bill Salnik and his two children went sailing on July 13. Officials say their intended route was from Green Island in the bay to a marina just south of Oconto, but they never made it to their destination. On July 15, the capsized sailboat “My Lady Blue” was found in the waters of Door County, without Salnik or the children.
Later that day, searchers recovered the bodies of 5-year-old Charlotte and 3-year-old Joshua about a mile south of where the sailboat was found. Both kids were wearing life jackets.
Volunteer searches have remained consistent over the last month in an attempt to find Bill.
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