Child drowns at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Officials confirm 9-year-old drowned in Balsam Lake

BALSAM LAKE, Wis., (WLAX, WEUX) - The Polk County Sheriff's office says a 9-year-old child is dead after drowning Tuesday night. Officials says they were called around 8:15 Tuesday night to Campfire Cove Aqua Park in Balsam Lake. Authorities say life saving measures were implemented and an air ambulance was called, but the child was [...]

Child drowning investigated in Polk County

A child is dead after drowning in a pond at a northwestern Wisconsin campground.

Child drowns at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

The drowning occurred Tuesday night at Campfire Cove Aqua Park.

9-Year-Old Dies After Drowning Incident in Polk County

POLK COUNTY, WI — A 9-year-old child has died following a drowning incident Tuesday evening at Campfire Cove Aqua Park in rural Balsam Lake, according to a press release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 8:14 pm, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Call Center received a report of a drowning at Campfire Cove Aqua Park, located at 956 165th Avenue in Rural Balsam Lake, WI. Sheriff’s Deputies…