Advisory

An update to this message has been issued.

At approximately 11:00 am Janesville Fire Department personnel were searching the Rock River by boat for a person who was seen jumping off the Centerway Bridge on May 23, 2016. They located a body near the Court St. Bridge on the east side of the river. The body was recovered.



A positive identification has not been made. An autopsy will be conducted.



More information will be released at that time.



Incident Number: JV1625619

Location: Court St. and the Rock River

By: Lt. Keith Lawver

Date: 05-26-2016







Pursuant to the directive of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3:6 Trial Publicity, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.