Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller reports that on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 5:19 p.m., Marinette
County Dispatch received a call of a missing person, Harold L. Patz, age 73, of Dunbar, Wisconsin.
Deputies responded to Twin Lake Road in the Town of Dunbar. Over the course of the following week,
searches were conducted on the ground and in the water using grid searches, K9s, drones, boats,
underwater remote operated vehicles (ROVs), and multiple dive teams. On July 19, 2026 at
approximately 12:54 p.m., Patz was located deceased in West Twin Lake and recovered by dive team
members.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Middle Inlet Fire Department Dive Team, Dickinson County
Sheriff Dive Team, No One Left Behind K9 Search and Rescue, Wisconsin DNR, Brown County
Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, Crivitz Police Department, Pembine-Dunbar-Beecher Rescue Squad,
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine Fire Department, Newbold Fire Department K9 Search and Rescue, and the
Marinette County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Patz family.
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