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The Madison Police Department (MPD) is investigating a death after the Madison Fire Department’s lake rescue team responded to reports of a person yelling for help in the water of Lake Mendota around 4:30 a.m. Friday.
Witnesses heard calls for help behind Iota Court near Langdon Street, according to a report from the Madison Fire Department.
The female was found 70 yards from the shore and 30 yards from the pier, according to WKOW. The patient was brought to shore and transported to UW Hospital.
Those with information or videos related to the incident can contact MPD’s non-emergency line at (608) 255-2345.
Student support and community resources are available via University Health Services’ crisis line at (608) 265-5600, option 9.
Editor’s Note: this article was updated at 12:21 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Noe Goldhaber is the editor-in-chief for The Daily Cardinal. She previously served as college news editor and copy chief. She is a Statistics and Journalism major and lead coverage on the 2024 pro-Palestine encampment and specializes in campus labor, student housing, free speech and campus administration. She has done data analysis and visualization for the Cardinal on a number of stories, and will intern with Wisconsin Watch this summer. Follow her on Twitter at @noegoldhaber.
