Police make arrest in death of Eau Claire teen

Chippewa Falls police have made an arrest in the death of a 17-year-old boy whose body was found on the bank of the Chippewa River this week.

Chippewa Falls interim police chief John Liddell says officers arrested a 30-year old Chippewa Falls man on Friday night.

Liddell says he was booked into the Chippewa County Jail on a charge of hiding a corpse. He says the man was an acquaintance of Jason A. Grau.

Grau's body was found Wednesday near the Highway 124 bridge on Xcel Energy property.

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Authorities continue to investigate the incident.

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Information from: WEAU-TV

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