Body Recovered From Mississippi River Identified as Missing Minneapolis Man
DNA analysis has identified a body recovered from the Mississippi River near Harriet Island in St. Paul on May 23, 2025, as Ryan Brady Grant, a 24-year-old man who had been reported missing from Minneapolis in February 2025.
Minneapolis St. Paul, MN, September 4, 2026 —
DNA analysis has confirmed the identity of a body discovered in the Mississippi River as Ryan Brady Grant, a 24-year-old male who was reported missing in February 2025. The remains were recovered on May 23, 2025, near Harriet Island in St. Paul.
Grant had been reported missing from Minneapolis earlier in the year. The process of identifying the recovered individual involved DNA analysis, which has now definitively linked the remains to Grant.
Details regarding the circumstances leading to Grant’s disappearance or the cause of his death were not immediately available. Law enforcement agencies involved in the case have not released further information concerning the investigation. The specific timeline of events between Grant’s reported disappearance in February 2025 and the recovery of the body in May 2025 remains a subject of ongoing inquiry. Authorities are expected to provide additional updates as the investigation progresses.
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