St. Ambrose University honor student Max Walker, 26, was in Milwaukee for an insurance convention. He was last seen at the Buckhead Saloon—a downtown Milwaukee nightspot in a tourist area known as the RiverWalk—about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, 2006. His colleague called the police about noon on Wednesday to report that he had not come back to the hotel room.
Details
Walker was in town for the annual Northwestern Mutual Life's annual financial representatives meeting, which draws 9,000 people from around the nation to its Milwaukee headquarters. The educational and business-oriented conference was at the Midwest Airlines Center and the Bradley Center civic arena. Walker was hired in December as an intern by the Milwaukee-based insurance and finance company. A colleague, Dan Fisher, said he last saw Walker about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday outside the Buckhead Saloon, 1040 N. Old World 3rd St. The report said a security video camera showed he left the bar by himself. Employees at the Buckhead Saloon told police Walker appeared to be very intoxicated when he left.
Walker had served in the Army Reserve, driving a truck in convoy duty in Iraq. His mother said her son had adjusted well to his return from military duty in Iraq during February 2005, had recently gotten back together with his girlfriend and was excited about his job. She also stated that he was not a swimmer and was very afraid of water.
Recovery
A construction crew spotted his body Thursday, July 27, floating in the Milwaukee River beneath the State Street bridge, at a spot not far from the RiverWalk, a block from the bar where he was last seen. Police said Walker's family was in town from their home near Lincoln, NE. They were able to identify him.
Investigative Report
Police said there were no outward signs of trauma or anything to indicate foul play, but that an autopsy would be conducted by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office. Walker's death appeared to be an accidental drowning, according to an investigative report compiled by the Milwaukee Police Department. According to the report, Walker’s parents told police their son did not drink frequently, but when he did, they said he “easily loses his balance, he falls and once he even fell backward and hit his head. When he is intoxicated, he has an extremely difficult time walking, talking, finding direction.” In the report, Lt. Gary Schuster wrote that he told Walker’s mother, “I felt that her son probably walked to the end of the RiverWalk and slipped at the edge of the short concrete barrier.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday, July 28, 2006. I will post details as I locate them.
Facts of Interest in This Case
Name/age: Max Walker (from Grand Island, NE)
College: St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)
Major: finance and economics major, honor student
Last Seen: Buckhead Saloon (1040 N. Old World 3rd St.)
Recovered: July 27, 2006, Milwaukee River
Cause of death: probable drowning
Manner of death: probable accident
http://www.wisn.com/news/9588610/detail.html
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=477391
Walker was in town for the annual Northwestern Mutual Life's annual financial representatives meeting, which draws 9,000 people from around the nation to its Milwaukee headquarters. The educational and business-oriented conference was at the Midwest Airlines Center and the Bradley Center civic arena. Walker was hired in December as an intern by the Milwaukee-based insurance and finance company. A colleague, Dan Fisher, said he last saw Walker about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday outside the Buckhead Saloon, 1040 N. Old World 3rd St. The report said a security video camera showed he left the bar by himself. Employees at the Buckhead Saloon told police Walker appeared to be very intoxicated when he left.
Walker had served in the Army Reserve, driving a truck in convoy duty in Iraq. His mother said her son had adjusted well to his return from military duty in Iraq during February 2005, had recently gotten back together with his girlfriend and was excited about his job. She also stated that he was not a swimmer and was very afraid of water.
Recovery
A construction crew spotted his body Thursday, July 27, floating in the Milwaukee River beneath the State Street bridge, at a spot not far from the RiverWalk, a block from the bar where he was last seen. Police said Walker's family was in town from their home near Lincoln, NE. They were able to identify him.
Investigative Report
Police said there were no outward signs of trauma or anything to indicate foul play, but that an autopsy would be conducted by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office. Walker's death appeared to be an accidental drowning, according to an investigative report compiled by the Milwaukee Police Department. According to the report, Walker’s parents told police their son did not drink frequently, but when he did, they said he “easily loses his balance, he falls and once he even fell backward and hit his head. When he is intoxicated, he has an extremely difficult time walking, talking, finding direction.” In the report, Lt. Gary Schuster wrote that he told Walker’s mother, “I felt that her son probably walked to the end of the RiverWalk and slipped at the edge of the short concrete barrier.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday, July 28, 2006. I will post details as I locate them.
Facts of Interest in This Case
Name/age: Max Walker (from Grand Island, NE)
College: St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)
Major: finance and economics major, honor student
Last Seen: Buckhead Saloon (1040 N. Old World 3rd St.)
Recovered: July 27, 2006, Milwaukee River
Cause of death: probable drowning
Manner of death: probable accident
http://www.wisn.com/news/9588610/detail.html
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=477391
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