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Rescue team investigates possible Lake Mendota drowning

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Madison Fire Department’s Lake Rescue Team responded to a call at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Saturday evening in search of a possible drowning victim.

MFD, UW Lifesaving and Dane County Sheriff Deputies received a call about a sailboater that had gone missing around 6 p.m., according to a statement from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.

An adult man reportedly jumped from a sailboat near the Terrace into Lake Mendota and did not resurface, other people on the sailboat said.

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By 6:45 p.m., authorities still had not located the missing person, but plan to continue their search as conditions allow, according to the Sheriff’s Office release.

No other details are currently available.

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