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Kayaker Drowns at Lake Ivanhoe
Deputies said the man was found unresponsive beside an overturned kayak and was pronounced dead after rescue crews recovered him from the water.
- On Thursday, June 25, 2026, a man died after drowning in Lake Ivanhoe in the Town of Lyons, prompting response from the Walworth County Sheriff's Office and Bloomfield Police Department.
- Deputies arriving around 3:20 p.m. spotted the kayak upside down about 150 yards offshore and found the man unresponsive in the water, wearing a life jacket.
- Lyons Fire and Rescue crews launched the Delavan Air Boat to recover the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:53 p.m.
- The Walworth County Medical Examiner is assisting the ongoing investigation, while the man's identity remains unreleased; Lake Ivanhoe is about 45 miles southwest of Milwaukee.
- This incident follows the drowning of an 18-year-old man from Pewaukee at Lake Okauchee, as authorities continue investigating circumstances at Lake Ivanhoe.
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Kayaker drowns at Lake Ivanhoe
TOWN OF LYONS, Wis. — A drowning death is under investigation at Lake Ivanhoe after a body was found next to an overturned kayak Thursday afternoon. Walworth County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Town of Lyons around 3:20 p.m. on June 25 for reports of a kayak floating in the middle of the lake. Deputies located the kayak floating upside down about 150 from shore and found a man unresponsive floating next to the kayak, who was wearing a life…
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