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Body of grad student who vanished after leaving Wisconsin bar is found in Mississippi River
The Wisconsin graduate student who mysteriously vanished after leaving a waterfront bar in Wisconsin early Sunday was found ...
Fisherman found Wisconsin grad student face down in Mississippi River days after mysterious disappearance
A fisherman discovered the body of 22-year-old Viterbo University student Eliotte Heinz in the Mississippi River, miles from ...
Wisconsin student Eliotte Heinz’s Mississippi River death reignites safety concerns in college town
Viterbo University student Eliotte Heinz's body was found in the Mississippi River after disappearing in La Crosse, prompting ...
3 men who went missing while fishing and swimming in Mississippi River found dead
Authorities say three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have ...
3 bodies found in Mississippi River after men reported missing
The three men had been fishing and swimming south of the boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park before being reported ...
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Natural diversion of Mississippi River reshapes Louisiana coast
A natural diversion of the Mississippi River is creating new land in Louisiana, offering insights into coastal restoration ...
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Body found in Mississippi River identified as man who fell in near Campbell's Island
The body found Saturday in the Mississippi River was that of a man who fell in the river near Campbell's Island on July 24.
Body of man pulled from the Mississippi River near Campbell's Island following days-long search
Just after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, deputies were called to the Campbell's Island area for a report of a person in the water.
Coroner identifies body pulled from Mississippi River near Campbell's Island
The Rock Island County Coroner has identified the body recovered near Kay Island as Edward J. Fisher, 19, of East Moline.
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Forests are the Mississippi River floodplain are shrinking. - USA TODAY
Along the river between Bellevue and Clinton, Iowa, for example, forest cover dropped nearly 18% between 2010 and 2020, said Nathan De Jager, who researches the upper river’s floodplain forests ...
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Mississippi River is near record low from drought and Gulf ... - NPR
A river gauge marks near record low water levels on the Mississippi River at New Orleans. It's many feet lower than it typically would be and it's creating all sorts of problems. L.
3 Men Who Disappeared While Fishing in Mississippi River Are Found Dead
The men were last seen on a sandbar south of a boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, about 13 miles north of Memphis.