Body found in Mississippi River identified

Published 12:26 pm Monday, March 26, 2012

ST. PAUL — Police say a body found in the Mississippi River in St. Paul over the weekend is that of a man missing since last month.

Two boys discovered the body of 52-year-old David Wandtke near a railroad trestle by the Union Pacific bridge. The boys told railroad workers who phoned police Saturday.

The St. Paul man had been missing since Feb. 14.

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