{"id":31753,"date":"2026-08-08T01:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31753"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:53:34","slug":"lake-michigan-kayakers-found-dead-near-notorious-deaths-door-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31753","title":{"rendered":"Lake Michigan kayakers found dead near notorious Death&#8217;s Door strait"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6401230122112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">One dead, three missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">A tragic boat capsizing near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay has left one person dead and three missing, prompting a massive multi-agency search. Senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports live, detailing how the 49-foot cabin cruiser was carrying 20 adults for a memorial service when it overturned due to rough seas. Authorities are investigating the exact cause, with recovery efforts ongoing in the frigid waters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The bodies of an <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_189039\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois<\/a> couple, both 20, who had gone missing on a kayaking trip in Lake Michigan near a strait called Death\u2019s Door in Wisconsin were recovered earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">David Thalman, 20, and Francesca Warick, 20, were found on Monday morning off Washington Island after they went missing over the weekend, according to a joint press release from the Door County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Washington Island Police Department.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Washington Island is located across from the Door Peninsula. Kayakers leaving from the Door Peninsula must cross the Death\u2019s Door strait, which is known for being turbulent, to reach Washington Island.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Authorities don&#8217;t believe either one was wearing life jackets.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_189040\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/10-year-old-boys-body-pulled-new-jersey-river-rescuers-search-sister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>10-YEAR-OLD BOY&#8217;S BODY PULLED FROM NEW JERSEY RIVER AS RESCUERS SEARCH FOR HIS SISTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"David Thalman and Francesca Warick together\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>David Thalman and Francesca Warick&#8217;s bodies were found after they went missing on a kayaking trip.<\/span> <span>(David Thalman\/Facebook)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hundreds of shipwrecks are believed to have happened in the notorious strait since the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Door County Sheriff\u2019s Office said it had assumed command of the search after it turned into a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_189041\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/coast-guard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recovery operation<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Jane Lee, broker-owner of a RE\/MAX office in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_189042\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago<\/a> suburb Lake Bluff, told FOX 32 that Thalman was a great employee.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;You don&#8217;t see a lot of young people like that anymore today,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He&#8217;s very focused, always on time. We trust him 100 percent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She said is family has a cabin on Washington Island and she started to get worried when he hadn\u2019t answered her calls and texts about work after he left for the weekend.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/david-thalman-and-francesca-warick-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Thalman and Warick in workout clothes\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Authorites don&#8217;t believe Thalman and Warick were wearing life jackets when they went missing.<\/span> <span>(Madelaine Marie\/Facebook)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_189043\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-kayaker-grisly-find-identified-woman-missing-decades-cops-hunt-killer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FLORIDA KAYAKER&#8217;S GRISLY FIND IDENTIFIED AS WOMAN MISSING FOR DECADES &#8211; NOW COPS HUNT HER KILLER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;That moment I did worry,&#8221; she said, adding that when her office heard the news, &#8220;We all cried. Everybody was in shock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She added, &#8220;We feel a huge loss.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Warick, a twin, &#8220;brought joy to everyone around her,&#8221; according to her obituary.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/schoolhouse-beach-washington-island.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Schoolhouse Beach shoreline on Washington Island, Wisconsin.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A view from Washington Island, Wisconsin.<\/span> <span>(Education Images\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She was a bright, happy, and free-spirited young woman whose beautiful smile and kind heart left a lasting impression on all who knew her. She loved her family deeply and treasured every moment spent with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Authorities said the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_189045\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/influencer-connor-murphys-rental-discovered-shocking-condition-after-his-sudden-drowning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">couple likely drowned<\/a>. Their deaths remain under investigation.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One dead, three missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz A tragic boat capsizing near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay has left one person dead and three missing, prompting a massive multi-agency search. 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