Friday, June 24, 2022

Update – On June 24, 2022 at approximately 12:47pm the body of Alan Hartig was recovered approximately 2 miles south of the location where he was last seen in the water. A University of Dubuque Flight school helicopter was in the air assisting in the search and located the body.

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the following agencies and the many volunteers who assisted with search over the last two days:
Bagley Fire Department
Glen Haven Fire Department
Potosi Fire Department
Cassville Fire Department
Sherrill Fire Department
Grant County Emergency Management
Christian Aid Ministries Search and Rescue
Dubuque County Conservation
US Fish and Wild Life Agent
Dubuque DNR
Wisconsin DNR
Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office
Dubuque Underwater Search and Rescue Team University of Dubuque Flight Operations and Management

Original release:
On 6/22/22 at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Grant County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a Dubuque man was missing on the Mississippi River. It was reported Alan Hartig, 51, of Dubuque, was in Wisconsin waters, just off the shore of Finley’s Landing. Alan was wading in shallow waters with his pontoon beached on the sand bar. Alan’s pontoon dislodged and began drifting down river and he was last seen pursuing it in the shallow waters. The empty pontoon was recovered a short distance down river.
An immediate search was conducted by the Sherrill Fire Department, Sherrill EMS, Dubuque County Sheriff’s Department, Dubuque County Conservation, Iowa DNR, Potosi Fire Department and Cassville Fire Department. Search efforts continued into the evening and were eventually suspended. The search continued Thursday and as of 3:00pm, Mr. Hartig had not been located.