‘It’s tearing our family apart’: Urgent Search Underway for Wisconsin Grad Student Who Vanished After Leaving La Crosse Bar

Police in Wisconsin are searching for a 22-year-old who reportedly vanished Sunday morning in La Crosse.

Police have reported that Eliotte Heinz, a graduate student from Viterbo College, vanished early Sunday morning after leaving Bronco’s Bar located in the city’s downtown.

Security cameras recorded her last seen near the Mississippi River waterfront at approximately 3:20 a.m., as she was heading south on the 500 block of Front Street South, as noted by CBS News.

Heinz was reportedly on her way back to her apartment when she vanished, which is around a 30-minute walk from the bar.

“Family in Distress: Intense Search for Missing Wisconsin Grad Student Who Disappeared Leaving La Crosse Bar”
Photo via La Crosse PD

“We urge anyone who might have noticed something — no matter how minor — to reach out to the La Crosse Police Department,” her mother, Amber Heinz, requested on Monday, as mentioned in a report by FOX 11.

“If you have Ring cameras, and you think that you might have captured an image of Eliotte, please call them, let them take a look at your footage. Even if you don’t think it’s a big deal, it might be something that’s a really big deal for her.”

Heinz’s brother added that her disappearance caught the family by surprise, as she is typically a “responsible person.”

“Everyone is just really messed up right now. We don’t know where Eliotte is. We need to find her. It’s tearing our family apart right now,” he said, according to News 8 Now.

Heinz is described as a white female who stands 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and was last seen in a white shirt abnd denim shorts.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 608-782-7575 or submit a tip online via La Crosse Crime Stoppers.

Check back for updates.

[Feature Photo via La Crosse PD]

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