MENOMINEE COUNTY, MI— The body of a boater missing for weeks has been recovered in Marinette County.
Bill Salnik, 32, of Little Suamico, Wisconsin went sailing with his 3- and 5-year-old children in the Bay of Green Bay on July 13th. The unoccupied boat was found two days later off of Chambers Island. The bodies of the children were recovered about a mile south of where the boat was located.
Around noon this past Saturday a boater reported finding a body in the water near Green Island. The Marinette County Sheriff's Office and City of Marinette Fire Department responded and recovered the body. It was later identified as Billy Salnik.
The incident remains under investigation.
