ST PAUL, Minn. — The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office confirms the body of a missing 12-year-old boy has been found in the Mississippi River.
Ramsey County Water Patrol located the body at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, just downstream from the Lilydale boat launch, police said. He was identified Wednesday afternoon as Ashok Pradhan.
Search crews first began looking for Pradhan on Monday night after receiving reports that he was missing from Hidden Falls Regional Park.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, Dakota County Sheriff's Office water units, Minnesota DNR, state patrol aviation, St. Paul police and fire, and Northstar search and rescue all helped with the recovery.