Sunday, 31 Aug 2025

Wisconsin student Eliotte Heinz's autopsy shows no foul play suspected in death: police

La Crosse police continue their investigation into Eliotte Heinz's death after her body was found in the Mississippi River, and final autopsy results are expected to take several months.


Wisconsin student Eliotte Heinz's autopsy shows no foul play suspected in death: police

It remains unclear how she ended up in the river.

Final autopsy results will not be completed for several months, and investigators will continue to follow up on information, according to a statement from the police department. The investigation remains open.

Heinz's family previously told Fox News Digital they are embarking on a path to healing.

"Eliotte is a beautiful person," the Heinz family wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital. "She was smart, funny, caring, and loved fiercely by us. We don't know why we were so blessed to have her as a daughter, or why we are unable to keep her. She is amazing and would have continued to amaze us. We are devastated that she is no longer with us. Our family will forever have a missing piece.

"We cannot thank our family, friends, the La Crosse community, Viterbo University, or the La Crosse PD enough for showing up for Eliotte. They were an amazing light in an incredibly dark space. Eliotte's walk home is finished. Unfortunately, our family's walk down this new hard path is just beginning. We love you Eliotte."

The La Crosse County Sheriff's Office, Houston County Sheriff's Office, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Vernon County Sheriff's Office, La Crescent Police Department, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigations, Fort McCoy Fire and Rescue, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, La Crosse Fire Department, La Crosse Dive and Rescue, Wisconsin DNR, Minnesota DNR, La Crosse County Medical Examiner Office, Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office-Mayo Clinic and Viterbo University assisted in the investigation.

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.

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