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Man's body removed from downtown Milwaukee River

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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Firefighters have removed the body of a man from a river in downtown Milwaukee.

Construction crews working near the Milwaukee River discovered the body about 9 a.m. Thursday. There's no initial word on the identity of the body.

Police tells WISN-TV (http://bit.ly/UNAkmY ) the deceased is not Nick Wilcox. Family and friends have been searching for the 24-year-old college student since Jan. 1 when he was last seen leaving a bar blocks from the river.

Milwaukee police have also been looking for 22-year-old Evon Young, who disappeared Jan. 2.

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