Family Confirms Death of UMD Student

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Duluth emergency workers have recovered a man's body from the water near Canal Park in an area where a University of Minnesota Duluth student went missing

The Star Tribune reports the family of 21-year-old Inver Grove Heights native Jacob Michael Lavoie confirmed Friday that the body was his.

Police say the body was recovered about 3 p.m. Friday.

Police had asked for the public's help in finding Lavoie. Family members say he went missing after going out with friends on Aug. 31.