BROWNSVILLE, MN (NBC 26) — The body of a missing La Crosse graduate student from the Fox Valley was recovered in the Mississippi River in Minnesota, according to the La Crosse Police Department.
Eliotte Heinz was last seen around 3:22 a.m. on Sunday, July 20, walking southbound on the 500 block of Front Street South in La Crosse.
Police say her body was recovered in the Mississippi River near Brownsville, Minnesota. Results of an autopsy are pending for an official cause of death.
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“This was not the outcome we had hoped for throughout this search. Our thoughts are with Eliotte’s family, friends, and all those who knew Eliotte," La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron "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.”
Eliotte Heinz is originally from the Fox Cities and went to Hortonville High School, according to online social posts from friends and family.
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