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La Crosse, Wis. (AP)

La Crosse student missing after night of drinking

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A La Crosse college student is missing, and authorities are considering whether to search the Mississippi River after footprints were found on the ice.

Craig J. Meyers, 21, of Western Technical College was last seen Sunday at 2 a.m. Police say Meyers spent Saturday night at a wedding reception and drinking at two bars.

Police Capt. Rob Abraham says a set of footprints leads out onto the river. He says authorities will have to discuss whether to conduct a river search, since the effort would be dangerous.

The La Crosse Tribune notes the search evokes painful memories for a city that has struggled with alcohol-related drownings. Eight drunken college-age men drowned in area rivers between 1997 and 2006. The FBI found no evidence of foul play.

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Information from: La Crosse Tribune.

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