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Rochester man who drowned in Mississippi River identified

Jul 24, 2025 | 6:32 AM

(MNN)-The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the identity of a Rochester man who drowned in the Mississippi River. The body of Ronald Highet was recovered on Sunday. Witnesses say he was wading in the water with a 12-year-old girl before they were both swept away by a current. The girl was safely rescued from the river, but Highet went under the water and never surfaced.

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