An Appleton man died as a result of a boat crash north of the Kewaunee Lighthouse Pier, according to the Kewaunee Police Department.
Police responded to a boating incident at 4:37 a.m. Aug. 17, the news release said. An 18-foot fishing boat was heading north from the Kewaunee Harbor when it crashed into the south side of the north breakwall, police said.
The driver of the boat, an 81-year-old Appleton man, was pulled from the water by the U.S. Coast Guard and pronounced dead at the scene. The only passenger on the boat, a 68-year-old Appleton man, sustained minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Alexandria Bursiek Kloehn is a breaking news editor for the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Appleton Post-Crescent. You can reach her at abursiekkloehn@usatodayco.com or 920-427-5562.
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Reporting by Alexandria Bursiek Kloehn, Appleton Post-Crescent / Appleton Post-Crescent
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