Dubuque police investigating drowning on Mississippi River

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Dubuque police are investigating a drowning that occurred on the Mississippi River near Schmitt Harbor, 2210 Chaplin Schmitt Drive, after 6 p.m. on August 22.

Officials said 31-year-old Taylor White, of Platteville, Wisconsin, dove into the river from a boat and did not resurface.

A body believed to be that of White’s was found August 25 at 6:53 a.m. by a citizen on the shore near the Port of Dubuque Marina.

The Iowa Medical Examiners Officer in Ankeny later identified the body as Taylor White.

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