Authorities found the body of a missing Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz in the Mississippi River on Wednesday following four heartbreaking days of search.
Heinz, 22, vanished while walking home from Broncos Bar in La Crosse, Wisconsin at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the La Crosse Police Department (LCPD).
She was last seen walking along the Mississippi River waterfront at about 3:30 a.m., and later spotted on surveillance footage walking in the direction of her apartment, which was three-quarters of a mile away.
Her body was found in the river just before 10:30 a.m. local time Wednesday near Brownsville, Minnesota—more than a dozen miles from her last known location.
Heinz’s cellphone was found by her friends during the search, according to her mother.
La Crosse Police are continuing to investigate and are waiting on autopsy results for an official cause of death.
LCPD Chief Shawn Kudron said the “entire department” is sending its condolences.
“This was not the outcome we had hoped for throughout this search,” Kudron wrote in a statement. “Our thoughts are with Eliotte’s family, friends and all those who knew Eliotte. We are grateful for the outpouring of support from so many within the La Crosse community, the State of Wisconsin and nationally to locate Eliotte.”
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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