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Police Call Off Search for Missing Minn. University Student

Jennifer Houle, 22, was last seen around 1 a.m. Friday at a bar in Minneapolis

The investigation into the disappearance of a Minnesota university student changed from a search for a missing person to a "water recovery effort" on Monday, police in Minneapolis said. 

Jennifer Houle, 22, was last seen around 1 a.m. Friday at the Blarney Bar in Dinkytown, a neighborhood in Minneapolis, police told NBC News. Houle’s purse was found two hours later about three blocks away from the bar.

Police on Monday said they'd obtained video which showed Houle entering the Mississippi River from the 10th Avenue Bridge. No foul play was suspected, they said.

"We extend our deepest condolences to the Houle family and all of Jennifer's many friends," the department said in a statement.

Houle was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority at the University of Minnesota. Her sorority sisters posted a message on Facebook asking for the public to join the search. "We need all the help we can get to find this warm-hearted, beautiful person." The message has been shared more than 8,000 times. 

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Our sister, Jen Houle is still missing. She was last seen in this outfit at 1am Friday March 27th in Dinkytown. We need... Posted by Pi Beta Phi UMN on Saturday, March 28, 2015

Friends and family hosted a prayer vigil Sunday night at Stillwater Area High School. Houle graduated from Stillwater in 2011, according to Minnesota Public Radio News.

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