WASHBURN, WI (KDAL) – The body of a missing Superior man was found by searchers in Bayfield County on Sunday.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported that 30 year old Arik Askelin went missing on Tuesday, January 4th.
He was thought to be driving a 2006 Chevrolet Suburban.
The vehicle was found stuck in the snow on a remote forest trail in the Township of Washburn on Saturday.
A search of the area began and the body of Askelin was found in the woods about a mile from the vehicle.
Authorities say that foul play is not suspected in his death.
Assisting in the search were the Douglas and Bayfield County Sheriff Departments, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and the U-S Forest Service.
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