Body found in Rock River is identied

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The search for a missing 53-year-old Janesville man is over.  Police say his body is the one found by firefighters in the Rock River late Thursday morning near the Court Street Bridge.  James Brieske was reported missing Wednesday after not being seen since Monday.  A fisherman told police he saw a man  jump off the Centerway Bridge Monday night.  Police believe that man was Brieske and foul play is not suspected in his death.