A husband and his wife from Illinois have both lost their lives after a diving incident on Lake Michigan off the coast of Wisconsin on Friday, according to officials.
The United States Coast Guard said that it was called Friday afternoon to the dive boat about 17 miles off Milwaukee about a woman who was unresponsive after surfacing.
Officials said the woman, identified as 53-year-old Susan Winn, came up about 300 feet rapidly, was unresponsive and did not survive.
Her husband, who is 53 years old, James Winn, did not resurface from his dive, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
“This person was diving which means they had a buoyancy suit on, which means they may not be floating on the surface but maybe a couple feet under the water at which point it is even harder to find,” Coast Guard Lt. Phillip Gurtler told FOX6.
Authorities search off the coast of South Milwaukee on Friday night and Saturday morning for Winn before calling off the search around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Officials told FOX6 that he is now presumed dead.
One Coast Guard boat, one Coast Guard helicopter and three Milwaukee police units were seen searching for the missing diver.
The boat driver and two other divers on board were not hurt in the incident.
The couple from Kildeer, Illinois were experienced divers, officials told FOX6.