Cause of Death Revealed for Grad Student Eliotte Heinz Who Was Found Dead in River

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Eliotte Heinz went missing early in the morning of July 20 while she was on her way home from a bar in Wisconsin

The 22-year-old's body was found in the Mississippi River three days later

A cause of death for the grad student has now been determined

A cause of death has been released for graduate student Eliotte Heinz, who was found dead days after leaving a bar in Wisconsin.

Heinz, 22, was last seen walking southbound on the 500 Block of Front Street South — close to the Mississippi River — at approximately 3:22 a.m. local time on July 20, according to the La Crosse Police Department. Her body was found in the Mississippi River near Brownsville, Minn., on July 23.

The La Crosse County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death as an accidental drowning,