PSA if you're going boating: wear a life jacket [View All]

A Madison boater whose body was recovered from Lake Monona on Tuesday appears to have died from accidental drowning, the Dane County Coroner's Office has found.

David M. Fritz, 39, had no significant injuries and no foul play is suspected, according to interim Coroner Kurt Karbusicky. A final ruling on the cause and manner of death is pending test results.

According to the Dane County Sheriff's Office, Fritz was boating with his wife and 4-year-old twin sons when he made an abrupt turn and all four fell into the water about 500 yards off Olbrich Park at about 6:45 p.m. Monday. His wife and children were pulled from the water by nearby boaters and were not injured.

Divers used sonar to find Fritz's body on the lake's murky bottom. His body was brought ashore at Law Park at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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Some young boys lost their dad this week, and he could have survived if he had some kind of flotation device.