The Price County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing man at approximately 4:31 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026. He was believed to be on Worcester Lake in the Town of Hackett.
Authorities from multiple agencies searched the lake. The man, a 67-year-old from Prentice, was located and pronounced deceased. The name of the man is being withheld at this time.
The Price County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Prentice Fire Department, Prentice EMS, Pike Lake Fire Department, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, Price County Coroner’s Office, and neighboring citizens.