https://identifyus.org/en/cases/4796NamUs UP # 4796ME/C Case Number: GC07-39
Goodhue County, Minnesota
0 to 1 year old White Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 4796Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number GC07-39
Date found March 26, 2007 12:44
Date created February 09, 2009 11:34
Date last modified February 22, 2017 08:25
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed June 20, 2011 13:51
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)Agency Southern Minnesota Regional ME Office
Phone 507-284-2121
Case Manager
Name Lindsey Thomas
Phone 612-215-6334
DemographicsEstimated age Infant
Minimum age 0 years
Maximum age 1 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) 6, Measured
Height (inches) 21, Measured
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Probable year of death 2007 to 2007
CircumstancesLocation Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 Treasure Island Marina
Address 2
City Red Wing
State Minnesota
Zip code 55066
County Goodhue
Circumstances
The infant was found in the Buffalo Slough of the Mississippi River at the Treasure Island Marina (Slip 36, Dock C). The infant was near term/term with no apparent congenital abnormalities. The infant appears to be of Caucasian descent and not a member of the Prairie Island tribe. Estimated time of being in the water was from a few weeks from discovery of the body to the previous fall or winter (2006).
PhysicalHair color Black
Head hair
Black, 3cm in length
Body hair
Facial hair
Left eye color
Right eye color
Eye description
The color of the irides cannot be ascertained due to decomposition.
No other distinctive body features
No clothing or accessories
DentalStatus: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNAStatus: Sample submitted - Tests complete