STEVENS POINT, Wis. — (WAOW-WSAU) Police found the body of 20 year old Cole B. Peterson in the Wisconsin River early in the morning after he was initially reported as missing.
Peterson was last seen in the early hours of Saturday morning and a search was begun Saturday afternoon.
According to police, his cell phone had pinged near Pfiffner Pioneer Park and footprints were discovered leading to a patch of open water.
Peterson’s body was located by the Marathon County Dive Team on Sunday morning
Peterson was a junior at UWSP from Chaseburg.
