2 men drown at Pokegama Lake in Barron County
CHETEK, Wis. -- The Barron County Sheriff's Office reports that two people drowned in Pokegama Lake.
Officials were called to the lake after 4:15 p.m. Deputies were joined by the Chetek Fire Department, Chetek EMS, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the response.
They brought a 59-year-old man to the shore, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as Scott Brummond, of Chippewa Falls.
Officials say that they learned there had been a second person on the pontoon at the time, as well, and began a search of the area until about 9 p.m.
The next morning they resumed the search and ultimately recovered from the water the body of 59-year-old Doug Robinson, of Chetek.
Authorities are referring to the drownings as accidental, but the incident remains under investigation.