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Body pulled from river in Stevens Point ID’d as missing student from Fitchburg

Police believe a missing Fitchburg man whose body was found in the Wisconsin River Monday afternoon became disoriented after drinking and wandered into the river. “We believe he mistook the ice for a field or something, wandered in and fell through,” said Stevens Point Sgt. Dan Wheeler. Eric Duffey, a UW-Stevens Point student, disappeared early Saturday after celebrating his 21st birthday in Stevens Point.