ST. CLOUD - The Stearns County Sheriff's Department has released the name of the man who's body was found in the Mississippi River.

The body of 58-year-old Dennis Button was discovered by St. Cloud city employees at about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday near the University Bridge.

The preliminary cause of death is a drowning.

Button's family members in North Dakota have been notified.

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