Patrick Morehead, missing person, found in Meilke Lake

On Sept. 17 appx. 10:12 a.m. the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office received information that there was a suspicious object in Meilke Lake in the Town of Dakota. Deputies arrived on scene and confirmed it was the missing person from Wautoma, Patrick Morehead. Waushara County Medical Examiners Office was contacted, and the body was recovered. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. Mr. Morehead was believed to operating a vehicle E/B on Cottonville Lane East of STH 22 prior to Sept. 11 when the vehicle that he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Efforts to locate Mr. Morehead by authorities, friends and neighbors were unsuccessful until this point. Our deepest sympathies go out to the Morehead family. —Waushara County Sherrifs Dept.