Wisconsin student Eliotte Heinz’s autopsy shows no foul play suspected in death: police
BROWNSVILLE, MINNESOTA, JUL 25 – Heinz, a 22-year-old mental health counseling student, was found after a three-day search; eight similar drownings occurred in the river between 1997 and 2006, University of Wisconsin River Watch said.
- On Friday, the La Crosse Police Department said preliminary autopsy results show no evidence of criminal conduct in Eliotte Heinz's death, with her body found near Brownsville, Minnesota, on Wednesday.
- Following her disappearance Sunday morning, La Crosse Police Department recovered Eliotte Heinz's body from the Mississippi River on Wednesday morning after three days of searches.
- La Crosse Police said they searched downstream of the Cass Street Bridge on Tuesday; last seen on surveillance video around 3:30 a.m. July 20 walking along Front Street South, and a fisherman located her body near Brownsville before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
- La Crosse Police noted investigation remains open, autopsy results pending, police said, with final results expected in several months.
- Viterbo University said, 'the past few days have been heavy for our campus and our hearts,' and plans a memorial for Heinz this fall.
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Cops give update on Eliotte Heinz after missing grad student found dead in Mississippi River
The La Crosse Police Department said it doesn't believe there was any criminal conduct related to Wisconsin graduate student Eliotte Heinz's death after her body was recovered from the Mississippi River.
Wisconsin student Eliotte Heinz’s autopsy shows no foul play suspected in death: police
Authorities do not suspect foul play in the death of Viterbo University graduate student Eliotte Heinz, whose body was found in the Mississippi River after disappearing in La Crosse.
No foul play in preliminary autopsy results for a missing woman in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Investigators are releasing early information into the death of missing woman Eliotte Heinz. The La Crosse Police reported that “[b]ased on the preliminary autopsy results, we do not believe there was any criminal conduct related to Eliotte’s death. Final autopsy results will not be completed for several months.” 22-year-old Heinz was first reported missing in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 20. She was last seen at Bro…
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