Authorities find dead man floating in Mississippi River in Minneapolis

Hennepin County sheriff's deputies and Minneapolis police responded to just past the St. Anthony Lock and Dam around noon.

December 4, 2018 at 10:22PM

Authorities discovered a body floating in the Mississippi River near the Interstate 35W Bridge on Tuesday afternoon.

Hennepin County sheriff's deputies and Minneapolis police responded to the scene, just past the St. Anthony Lock and Dam, around noon, where first responders located a deceased adult male.

The Sheriff's Office is investigating.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office will identify the victim and release his cause of death pending an autopsy.

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Liz Sawyer

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Liz Sawyer  covers Minneapolis crime and policing at the Star Tribune. Since joining the newspaper in 2014, she has reported extensively on Minnesota law enforcement, state prisons and the youth justice system. 

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