US EditionWisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz found dead in Mississippi River after disappearing from waterfront
LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, JUL 23 – Eliotte Heinz, 22, was found after a four-day search involving community volunteers and authorities; police await autopsy results to determine cause of death.
- On Wednesday morning, the La Crosse Police Department announced that Eliotte Heinz's body was recovered from the Mississippi River near Brownsville, Minnesota, days after her disappearance.
- Friends, family and police searched by air, land and water on Monday and Tuesday, as Eliotte Heinz was last seen leaving Bronco's Bar early Sunday, La Crosse Police Department said.
- Heinz's family expressed `the outpouring of support from so many within the La Crosse community, the State of Wisconsin and nationally to locate Eliotte,` and La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron added `we are grateful for the support,` reflecting community impact.
- Viterbo University announced it will hold a memorial service this fall, honoring Heinz, as authorities continue investigating her death and await autopsy results.
- As waterways safety concerns grow, the discovery site was over 10 miles downstream from her last known location, raising questions about water safety along the waterways.
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Missing woman from La Crosse found dead near Brownsville, Minn.
BROWNSVILLE, Minn. — A missing woman, Eliotte Heinz, was found in the Mississippi River near Brownsville on Wednesday, July 23. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office reported finding her body around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Heinz, 22, was last seen in downtown La Crosse around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, July 20, according to the La Crosse Police Department. “La Crosse Police are continuing to investigate and will await the results of an autopsy for an officia…
ThePatriotLight - (Photo via: La Crosse Police Department) OAN Staff April Elfi Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz was found dead in the Mississippi River after days of searching. The La Crosse Police Department said Heinz’s body was found in the river shortly before 10:30 a.m. local time Wednesday, more than 12 miles from her last known location. According to the department, Heinz, 22, disappeared while walking ho…
Missing Wisconsin student found dead in Mississippi river; autopsy report pending
The body of Eliotte Heinz, a 22-year-old graduate student from Viterbo University, was found in the Mississippi River near Brownsville, Minnesota, four days after she vanished in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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