Three people rescued, including 2-year-old child, from Milwaukee River near Grafton

GRAFTON, Wis. — Three people, including a 2-year-old child, were successfully rescued from the Milwaukee River near the town of Grafton.

The Grafton and Saukville fire departments responded to a report of kayakers in the water in need of assistance just before noon on Saturday, June 29. Calls to the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office indicate the kayakers were on an island in the Milwaukee River near Manchester Drive.

According to the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office, a 38-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman and their 2-year-old child from the city of Mequon were kayaking down the Milwaukee River when their kayaks overturned. All three people were separated from their kayaks when they became stranded. Only the child was wearing a life jacket. The adults' kayaks and life jackets continued downstream when the kayaks overturned.

Responders initially found two victims – an adult and the child – hanging from a tree in the river near an island, according to the Grafton Village Fire Department on Facebook. Responders could also hear the second adult calling for help on a separate island. Drone assistance from the Saukville Police Department and the Port Washington Police Department assisted the second adult.

This is the third river rescue and five victims rescued in Grafton in the past two days.