A fisherman discovered the body of 22-year-old Viterbo University student Eliotte Heinz in the Mississippi River, miles from where she was last seen in La Crosse.

The family of Eliotte Heinz, the 22-year-old student found dead in Mississippi River, thanked the community for their support during the search.

The Wisconsin graduate student who mysteriously vanished after leaving a waterfront bar in Wisconsin early Sunday was found dead in the Mississippi River on Wednesday.

The three men had been fishing and swimming south of the boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park before being reported missing, officials said.

LAKE CITY, Minn. — The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office identified the man who drowned in the Mississippi River while trying to save the life of a young girl last weekend. In a press release, the sheriff’s office said the man was Ronald John Highet, 56, of Rochester.

Authorities say three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee. Search and rescue teams with

The men were last seen on a sandbar south of a boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, about 13 miles north of Memphis.

A male is missing after falling into the Mississippi River near Campbell’s Island on Thursday evening. Multiple fire and rescue agencies are assisting in the search.