>>Woman Found Dead in Mississippi River near Winona (Winona, MN) – The Winona County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman was found dead Wednesday morning in the Mississippi River. Authorities across the river in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, said a body was in the water at Lock and Dam 6. Winona firefighters rappelled down the dam and were able to recover the body. The Southeast Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office is doing an autopsy and will identify the remains.