Heading into the July 4 celebrations, the City of Lake Mills Fire Department is urging residents in the Lake Mills area of Wisconsin to exercise extra caution around bodies of water. The reminder comes after a 14-year-old boy drowned at Sandy Beach Park on Sunday, June 29.
In a statement shared on Facebook, the department detailed the emergency response. Crews were dispatched immediately after the teen was last seen in the water at 3:19 p.m. Firefighters and rescue personnel searched the area until 3:51 p.m., when they located the boy and recovered him from the water.
