Milwaukee water rescue; man drowns near South Shore Beach
Scene near South Shore Beach
MILWAUKEE - A man died near South Shore Beach after an attempted water rescue on Sunday, July 21. The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Margarito Velazquez-Garduno.
The Milwaukee Fire Department said a person was in a kayak, and it capsized just before 6 p.m. Divers and crews responded to the scene but were unable to find the person.
Velazquez-Garduno was ultimately found dead at the scene.
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The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the person was an adult man, and they are investigating the incident as a drowning.