3 Dead After Boat Capsizes on Wisconsin Lake During Severe Storm
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Three people died after their boat capsized during a severe storm on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, with seven others rescued from the water; the conditions of the survivors are unknown.
- The cause of the capsizing and whether the weather was the sole factor remain under investigation by local authorities.
- The storm, characterized by strong wind gusts up to 60 mph, hit the area around 12:10 p.m., prompting multiple emergency calls.
- The severe weather event included a squall line of thunderstorms that caused widespread damage, power outages affecting nearly 300,000 homes and businesses across Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
- Geneva Lake, a popular tourist destination near the resort town of Lake Geneva, experienced the storm moving through from southwest to northeast before clearing by 12:40 p.m.
