Candlelight vigil held for St. Cloud student found dead in river

St. Cloud State University, Minn., community gather
Friends, family and the St. Cloud State University, Minn., community gather to remember Jesse Dady at a candlelight vigil on Sunday, April 2, 2017, in St. Cloud, Minn.
Ben Rodgers | St. Cloud Times via AP

More than 100 family and friends of a St. Cloud State University student whose body was found in the Mississippi River gathered for a candlelight vigil.

The St. Cloud Times reports that the event to remember 21-year-old Jesse Dady was held Sunday night at Atwood Mall.

A dive time recovered Dady's body Friday evening after searching for about a week.

Authorities believe Dady fell from a railroad bridge into the river. Police say surveillance video shows Dady alone on the bridge the night of March 25, and they do not suspect foul play.

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