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Fisherman who died in Wisconsin from Yorkville

GREEN LAKE, Wis. -- Authorities in Wisconsin have released the identity of an Illinois fisherman whose body was recovered from Little Green Lake.

The Green Lake County Sheriff's Department says 41-year-old John Schmitz of Yorkville, Illinois, had been reported missing after falling from a boat.

His body was found shortly after noon Friday after about half an hour of searching.

The body was in about eight feet of water.