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UPDATE: Body Found in River ID’ed As Missing U of Minnesota Student
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities have confirmed that a body recovered from the Mississippi River is that of a missing University of Minnesota student.
The Hennepin County medical examiner's office said Thursday that 22-year-old Jennifer Houle drowned. How she died is still under investigation.
Houle went missing early Friday morning after going to a bar with friends in the Dinkytown neighborhood. Minneapolis police say surveillance video shows Houle going into the river from a bridge. It's not clear whether that was deliberate.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says its water patrol unit discovered the body about 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Houle's father, John Houle, thanked law enforcement for finding his daughter. He tells reporters the family is planning a celebration of his daughter's life at the university's Northrop Auditorium on April 12
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