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Janesville Police Department
Thursday May 26th, 2016 :: 12:42 p.m. CDT

Advisory

An update to this message has been issued.

Body Found in the Rock River in Janesville

At approximately 11:00 am Janesville Fire Department personnel were searching the Rock River by boat for a person who was seen jumping off the Centerway Bridge on May 23, 2016. They located a body near the Court St. Bridge on the east side of the river. The body was recovered.

A positive identification has not been made. An autopsy will be conducted.

More information will be released at that time.

Incident Number: JV1625619
Location: Court St. and the Rock River
By: Lt. Keith Lawver
Date: 05-26-2016



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Janesville Police Department
100 N Jackson St
Janesville, WI 53548

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 608-755-3100

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