Search efforts resume for person reported missing in Rock River

CBS 58

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. 


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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