MINNEAPOLIS — An alert for a missing University of Minnesota student has been canceled after his body was recovered from the Mississippi River.
U of M police had asked for the public's help in finding 19-year-old Sumith Maddi, after he was last seen leaving the 17th Avenue Residence Hall around 2:40 a.m. on Oct. 21.
The Minnesota BCA canceled an alert made regarding Maddi's disappearance Tuesday, saying his body had been pulled from the river on Oct. 27. A positive identification was made by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.
Campus police had posted on Monday that Maddi was no longer considered as missing, but did not provide any additional details.
But an online obituary on the website of White Funeral Homes indicates the young man's family hosted a funeral for him on Monday, Oct. 30. The obit says Maddi is survived by his parents, sister, grandparents and additional family and friends.
Sumith Maddi graduated from Eastview High School in Apple Valley before attending the U of M. His family says he "likes walking, listening to music and watching the NFL football."
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