LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — La Crosse police are investigating the death of 25-year-old Hamud Faal, whose body was found in the Mississippi River Thursday. Faal had been missing since Feb. 20, when he was last seen shortly after 3:30 a.m. On Thursday morning, the La Crosse Fire Department began a proactive search in the area of 500 Front.