REAL DUBUQUE NEWS (RDN)
SW Wisconsin Police Officer Dies in Accidental Drowning
LOCAL NEWS WIRE • October 21, 2026
Muscoda officer Katelyn Fleischauer, a 12-year veteran, was found in an indoor pool Sunday.
KEY FACTS & RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
- Officer Katelyn Fleischauer had been a Muscoda police officer for 12 years
- Muscoda officers responded to an address Sunday and found her in an indoor pool
- She was pronounced dead at the scene
- A preliminary investigation and autopsy found the death was an accidental drowning
(Muscoda, WI) - A preliminary investigation and autopsy finds that a Southwest Wisconsin police officer died in an accidental drowning, Radio Dubuque reports. Muscoda officers responded to an address Sunday where they found Officer Katelyn Fleischauer in an indoor pool. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Fleischauer had been a Muscoda police officer for 12 years.
Official Attribution: Radio Dubuque