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Divers retrieve body of missing man from Marinette County lake

Harold Patz

DUNBAR, WI— The body of a missing Wisconsin man has been found in a Marinette County lake.

Harold Patz, 73, of Dunbar was reported missing from his residence on Twin Lake Road on July 12. The Marinette County Sheriff’s Office says over the course of the following week, searches were conducted on the ground and in the water using grids, K9s, drones, boats, underwater remote operated vehicles, and dive teams.

Sunday around 12:54 p.m., Patz was found deceased in West Twin Lake and recovered by dive team members.

Assisting in the incident were the Middle Inlet Fire Department Dive Team, Dickinson County Sheriff Dive Team, No One Left Behind K9 Search and Rescue, the 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.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.