07/03/09: Bryan Barker, 21, Milwaukee, WI
On Friday, July 3, Bryan Barker, 21, from New London, Wisconsin went to Sullivan's Bar on 1227 North Water Street in Milwaukee to celebrate a friend's birthday. He left the bar between 1 and 1:30 a.m. and was planning to walk home. He disappeared.
His body was found at noon yesterday (7/6) by divers in the Milwaukee River near the 1400 block of Water Street, about two blocks north of the bar.
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Barker's body was initially identified by several family members. The identification has since been confirmed by police.
Officials have said there was no sign of foul play, but an autopsy will be performed and the case will be investigated to determine how Barker ended up in the river. Officials reported that Barker's friends confirmed that he was intoxicated at the time of his disappearance.
Barker was reported missing later on Saturday after he did not answer his girlfriend's calls to his cell phone. According to Fox11 Online, "search parties, including three Milwaukee area police agencies, began canvassing Water Street and the riverfront at 7:00 a.m. Monday."
Barker a business student at UW Milwaukee, had graduated from New London High School in 2004. According to the UWM Post, Barker is the "second UWM student from New London to die in the past year. UWM freshman Luke Murphy was found dead in a UWM residence hall in March due to an apparent drug overdose."
Thank you, Nicole, for alerting me to this story and providing links.
Posted 7/7/09.
Sources
Associated Press, Body found near where UWM student last seen, 07/06/09
The Post-Cresent, Family of missing New London man Bryan Barker says body pulled from Milwaukee River is his, 07/07/09
TMJ4 Milwaukee, Missing UWM Student Found Dead in River, 07/07/09
The UWM Post, Body found in Milwaukee River believed to be missing UWM student, 07/07/09
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