Wisconsin Agriculture Secretary Drowns In Lake Superior

RIP.

Rod Nilsestuen, the secretary of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, died Wednesday, the governor’s office announced in a news release.

A source a confirmed late Wednesday that Nilsestuen drowned while swimming in Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Police in Marquette, Mich., confirmed late Wednesday that a drowning occurred in the afternoon but were not releasing the identity of the victim pending notification of family. Police said in a news release that the victim was a Wisconsin man visiting Marquette.