Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller reports that on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 3:58 p.m., Marinette
County Dispatch received a call of a possible drowning in Butterfly Lake. Fire, rescue, and sheriff’s
deputies responded to the location, which is located in the Town of Wausaukee, Marinette County.
Upon arrival of the first deputy, he entered the water and was able to assist others in recovering the
subject, John Van Rossum, age 47, of Kaukauna, WI, and immediately administered CPR until rescue
arrived. Van Rossum was transported to Aurora Medical Center – Bay Area in Marinette, where he was
later pronounced dead. Van Rossum had been out swimming, when he called for help and went under.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Wausaukee Fire Department, Wausaukee Rescue, and Aurora
Bay Area Medical Center Paramedics. The Middle Inlet Fire Department Dive Team had also been called
out but were canceled prior to arrival.
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