A 38-year-old woman from Baldwin, Wis. was found dead in a lake behind her family's home early Sunday after her car crashed into a power pole nearby, authorities said.
Kristelle "Krissy" Wolle, the mother of five children, was found dead about 10:30 a.m. in Pine Lake, about 5 miles north of Baldwin, according to the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office.
A sheriff's deputy discovered the car shortly after 5 a.m. at an intersection, where Wolle was turning just down the street from her driveway, Sheriff's Capt. Jeff Klatt said Monday. The captain said investigators have yet to pinpoint when the crash occurred.
Seeing that the vehicle, which landed in a roadside ditch, was unoccupied, authorities launched an extensive search in foggy conditions that included local emergency personnel, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden and an airplane from the New Richmond Airport. The warden discovered Wolle's body in the water.
Wolle's mother, Sandra Bancroft, who has spoken with authorities, said her daughter must have been "disoriented or something" to end up in the lake.
"She never made it to the house and ended up in the water," said Bancroft, adding that her daughter was coming back from socializing with friends.
Klatt said fog might have contributed to Wolle's crash. The deputy who first responded said he "could barely see."
Wolle worked for UnitedHealth Group's Optum division and also taught business classes online, Bancroft said.
