BREAKING NEWS College student, 22, vanishes after leaving Wisconsin bar, sparking desperate search
Eliotte Heinz, 22, vanished along the Mississippi River after leaving a bar in the early hours of Sunday morning in La Crosse, Washington.
Heinz, a graduate student at Viterbo College, was last seen on surveillance camera walking along the waterfront in the 500 block of Front Street South at around 3:22am.
Family members said she was on her way back to her apartment when the footage was captured.
Less than an hour earlier, Heinz had been with a group of friends at Bronco's Bar in the city's downtown area, but left around 2.30am.
Law enforcement searched along the Mississippi River Monday, using drones and dive units to search along shorelines behind Front Street.
A spokesperson for La Crosse PD said investigators have received an influx of tips regarding her whereabouts over the last 48 hours.
Heinz's parents and two siblings spent Monday handing out fliers across the city.
In an emotional press conference, her mom, Amber Heinz, described her daughter as a smart and responsible person.
'She needs to be back home with us. That's where she was trying to go and we need her to be able to complete that,' said Amber, fighting back tears.
'We love you, we miss you, and we're doing everything we can to get you back to us.'
Amber asked anyone with a security camera to look back through their footage, and anyone who knows anything - no matter how small or seemingly insignificant - to come forward and share that information with police.
Heinz had been with a group of friends at Bronco's Bar in the city's downtown area, but left around 2.30am Sunday
Heinz is described as being five-foot-four, weighing around 120 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes
'If you have seen anything, even if it's small - anything at all - please call the La Crosse Police Department,' Amber added.
'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.'
Her brother, Brett Heinz, also shared that her disappearance is 'tearing our family apart.'
'Everyone is just really messed up right now. We don't know where Eliotte is. We need to find her,' said Brett.
Heinz is described as being five-foot-four, weighing around 120 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
She was last seen wearing a grey T-shirt and denim shorts.
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