Body Found in Cedar River in Waterloo Identified as Missing Man

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By Bree'Ann Hildreth

WATERLOO (AP) - A body found in the Cedar River in Waterloo has been identified as a man who has been missing since last Sunday.

Police say the state medical examiner's office identified the body as 38-year-old Douglas Eldridge of Waterloo.

Police say he was last seen leaving his house on a bicycle. The bike was found on Tuesday.

The body was found on Thursday near the National Cattle Congress grounds.

The medical examiner has ruled that Eldridge died of drowning.

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