63-year-old Potosi man dies in Mississippi River drowning incident

63-year-old Potosi man drowns in the Mississippi River
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POTOSI, Wis. (WMTV) - The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reports a Potosi man is dead, after drowning in the Mississippi River on Saturday.
Authorities say 63-year-old Mitchell Hochhausen of Potosi, was swimming with his wife and grandchildren on a sand beach island, on the east side of the river.
At about 3:30 p.m., Hochhausen swam into the river to get an item that had floated away, but he never made it back to shore.
Officials say he was in about 6 feet of water when he went under, trying to make it back to shore.

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