Updated: 4:34 p.m. on June 3, 2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- We're told the body of a drowning victim was recovered from the Rock River in Jefferson around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. 

A search for the missing swimmer resumed in the morning after it was called off around 9 p.m. Tuesday night. 

The Jefferson County medical examiner is responding to the scene. 

Updated: June 3, 2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A search resumed at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning for a person reported missing in the Rock River Tuesday. 

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, operations were suspended due to darkness at 9 p.m. Tuesday night. 

Responders from Fort Atkinson, Janesville, JCEC, Johnson Creek, Lake Mills, Lakeside, MD-1, Rock County, Salvation Army, Waterloo, Western Lakes and Western Waukesha are at the scene. 

The sheriff's office says they're utilizing boats from several agencies and special equipment including a robotic submersible from Green Bay and ARGO amphibious XTV/UTV from Cambridge

Posted: 7 p.m. June 2, 2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A search is underway in the Rock River near Jefferson Tuesday, for reports of a possible missing swimmer.

The call came in around 3:30 p.m., according to the sheriff, triggering a large water rescue response, with more than a dozen agencies helping with divers, boats, and other rescue equipment. 

We're told rescuers are searching for one person.

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