The bodies of three men were recovered from the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday after they went missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar.

The family of Eliotte Heinz, the 22-year-old student found dead in Mississippi River, thanked the community for their support during the search.

The Wisconsin graduate student who mysteriously vanished after leaving a waterfront bar in Wisconsin early Sunday was found dead in the Mississippi River on Wednesday.

The three men had been fishing and swimming south of the boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park before being reported missing, officials said.

Authorities say three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee. Search and rescue teams with

LAKE CITY, Minn. — The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office identified the man who drowned in the Mississippi River while trying to save the life of a young girl last weekend. In a press release, the sheriff’s office said the man was Ronald John Highet, 56, of Rochester.

The bodies of three men were recovered from the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, after they went missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar Tuesday. (Credit: Shelby County Sheriff's Off

The men were last seen on a sandbar south of a boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, about 13 miles north of Memphis.

A male is missing after falling into the Mississippi River near Campbell’s Island on Thursday evening. Multiple fire and rescue agencies are assisting in the search.