Woman pulled from Mississippi River in Mpls unknown

The Hennepin County medical examiner is asking for the public's help in identifying the woman whose body was pulled from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis on Monday.

The victim is a white woman, about 20 to 40 years old, weighing 101 pounds and standing 5 1/2 feet tall. Her eye color and hair color are unknown.

She had a blue-pink Japanese koi fish tattoo on her right upper arm, a likeness of the "Badtz Maru" cartoon character on her right hip, multiple ear piercings and dental restorations.

Anyone with information should contact the Hennepin County medical examiner.

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