Lina Schultz waited 88 days for searchers to find her 20-year-old son, Francesco di Filippo, somewhere in the depths of the Wisconsin River.
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Francesco di Filippo
Richie Sikorski, a fishing guide in Wisconsin Dells, led many local search efforts for Francesco di Filippo. Lina Schultz, Francesco's mother, refers to him as her "little brother forever."
Cadaver dogs and other dogs owned by volunteers were part of search efforts for Francesco di Filippo.
Photos: The search for Francesco di Filippo
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.
Volunteers including divers, dogs, boats, and other tools, including underwater drones and sonars, helped search for Francesco di Filippo, 20, who was missing from April 3 to June 29 after his boat capsized in the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and his body was later found in the area.

