Searches are planned for today and Thursday for a 32-year-old man who is missing after going sailing on July 13 with his two children, ages 3 and 5, in Green Bay.
Searchers on Monday recovered the bodies of two children near Chambers Island in the bay.
Here is what we know about the case:
Who is missing?
In a Facebook post about the missing people, Brown County Emergency Management identified them as Bill Salnik, 32, and his two children.
Were the bodies recovered in the bay the missing children?
The bodies of the two children have not been officially identified, though many social media posts indicate they were.
Were the children wearing personal flotation devices?
McCarty confirmed with the Press-Gazette that the children found were wearing life vests.
Timeline of events
According to reports between the Door County Sheriff's Department, Oconto County Sheriff's Department, and the U.S. Coast Guard, this was the timeline of events leading up to discovering the children's bodies.
- A Little Suamico man and his two children departed Green Island, in the bay, around 4 p.m. July 13 in an 18-foot sailboat.
- The three were reported missing at 12:42 p.m. Sunday when they didn't arrive at their planned destination in Oconto. The Coast Guard was notified at 4:27 p.m. Sunday.
- The father's truck and trailer were found at the boat ramp on Sunday afternoon. Calls to the man's phone went straight to voicemail.
- A capsized vessel was retrieved at 6:22 a.m. Monday south of Chambers Island and was towed to Fish Creek.
- At 11:21 a.m. Monday, the bodies of two young children were found from the water about 1 mile south of where the boat had been located.
McCarty confirmed that the Door County Sheriff's Department found the bodies and the boat, while the initial missing persons report and overdue boater complaint was handled by the Oconto County Sheriff's Department.
Rashad Alexander can be contacted at ralexander@gannett.com.
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