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Posted on: August 5, 2013

[ARCHIVED] Drowning Victim Identified

On August 3rd, 2013, at 3:29 p.m., Dubuque Police and Fire personnel responded to Miller Riverview Park (1850 Admiral Sheehy Drive) on the report of a possible drowning.

On August 3rd, 2013, at 3:29 p.m., Dubuque Police and Fire personnel responded to Miller Riverview Park (1850 Admiral Sheehy Drive) on the report of a possible drowning. Upon arrival, authorities located the victim who had been recovered from the Mississippi River by witnesses in the area. Attempts to resuscitate the victim were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead after being transported to Finley Hospital. The victim is identified as 54 year old Francis E. Cheety (04/02/1959) of 648 Chestnut St., Dubuque. No foul play is suspected, and an autopsy will be performed by the State Medical Examiner.

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