Updated: 9:22 a.m. on March 25, 2026

CALEDONIA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Authorities report Kari Nelson, a woman reported missing from Caledonia, has been found dead. 

Authorities report Nelson was found dead in Lake Vista Park in Oak Creek. 

Published: 5:31 a.m. on March 25, 2026

CALEDONIA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Caledonia police are asking for help locating Kari Nelson, a 65-year-old woman who left her Caledonia home around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24 to pick up medication from Meijer in Oak Creek and never returned.

Nelson's vehicle was found at Bender Park in Oak Creek around 10 p.m. that night, but she was not with it, according to police. Her cell phone was also found inside the vehicle.

Nelson is described as a white woman, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a purple and white fleece, blue jeans and tennis shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Caledonia Police Department at (262) 939-4506.