Tragedy as sister, 5, and brother, 3, both drown when their boat capsizes during family sailing trip as rescuers are still searching for their father

Two young children tragically drowned successful Lake Michigan, aft nan vessel their still-missing begetter took them retired connected capsized.

Wisconsin begetter Bill Salnik, 32, took his girl Charlotte, five, and his boy Josh, three, connected a sailing trip, and were past heard from astatine 4pm connected Saturday, erstwhile they departed from Green Island successful Lake Michigan's Green Bay aft mounting disconnected from Oconto Harbour connected Saturday astatine astir 10am. 

The trio, travelling connected Bill's vessel My Lady Blue, were expected to recreation to a marina adjacent Oconto but ne'er made it, according to section officials said. 

Local cops received a study of an overdue boater astatine astir noon connected Sunday aft Bill, who was from adjacent Little Suamico, had not been heard from. 

An overnight hunt connected Sunday nighttime by aerial and h2o resulted successful My Lady Blue recovered capsized astatine 6:22am connected Monday conscionable southbound of Chambers Island. 

Less than 5 hours later, nan bodies of Charlotte and Josh were recovered astir a mile southbound of wherever nan vessel was found. 

Local cops said they would proceed their hunt for Bill, arsenic nan lukewarm h2o and aerial temperatures person raised nan anticipation that he whitethorn still beryllium alive. 

Bill appeared to beryllium a comparatively knowledgeable sailor. 

He posted a video to societal media successful May showing him taking his 2 children connected My Lady Blue crossed Green Bay from 'Oconto to Little Sturgeon and back.'

The video showed his 2 young children merrily snacking arsenic he steered nan vessel done calm waters. 

Tributes poured successful for nan young family, pinch galore group reaching retired to Bill's family to definitive their condolences. 

One personification told Tina Salnik, Bill's mother and his childrens' grandmother: 'I americium truthful very sorry for your loss. Gods velocity to your grandbabies - whitethorn they beryllium astatine bid and successful nan arms of angels.

'Praying for Billy and each your family.' 

Another said: 'Tina location are nary words for nan sadness I feel.'