Body found in Rock River is teen missing since November

BELOIT, Wis. – Officials in the city of Beloit confirm 18-year-old Jeremiah Young was the person found in the Rock River on Monday morning.

In November, Young was last seen walking to Beloit Memorial High School near White Avenue. Police had since opened an investigation into his disappearance, but were asking for help from the public to locate him.

Young’s parents said he had a cognitive delay and had been without medicine he was supposed to be taking daily.

This story will be updated as more details become available.

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