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Authorities have recovered a body from a tractor-trailer that was submerged in Mirror Lake

Sarah Hauer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
I-90/94 at state Highway 23

A tractor-trailer submerged in Mirror Lake was recovered late Sunday afternoon, and authorities confirmed one death and one occupant presumed missing.

Because of poor visibility and weather conditions, recovery operations were suspended until Monday morning, the state Department of Transportation said in a news release.

All eastbound lanes of I-90/94 were closed Sunday morning and afternoon after authorities found a damaged guardrail on the interstate just north of the Mirror Lake bridge in Sauk County around 7:30 a.m. and discovered the tractor-trailer submerged in the lake, the release said. Emergency response crews worked throughout the day to recover the semi.

The state Department of Natural Resources was on the scene to handle a diesel spill caused by the crash, the DOT said.