WAUKESHA — A body recovered from Frame Park on Thursday has been identified as Scott W. Yehle, 63, SMÌìµØÂÛ̳ Police Capt. Dan Baumann confirmed on Friday.
Police presence was spotted across the Fox River from the playground at Frame Park. Deb and Tom Biever of SMÌìµØÂÛ̳ discovered the body while walking in Frame Park.
The body appeared to be of a shirtless man on his stomach but the head was not visible.
"It must have been hanging off lower in the water. His back was kind of hunched over like a turtle shell would be and that is what caught my eye," she said.
The couple didn’t have cellphones with them and flagged down a city Park and Recreation employee to call police.
SMÌìµØÂÛ̳ police and fire units responded to an area in the Fox River 400 feet south of Moreland Boulevard on the north side of the Riverwalk around Frame Park. The SMÌìµØÂÛ̳ Fire Department was able to recover the body.
"What we now know is the deceased is a male. We located articles of clothing in close proximity to the body along the shore. The individual was wearing shorts when discovered in the river. Initially, there were no obvious signs of trauma to the body. With any death investigation we will work with the SMÌìµØÂÛ̳ County Medical Examiner’s Office to positively identify this person as well as, determine manner and cause of death. These types of investigation can take time," Baumann said.
