Body Recovered From River Near Water Street Bridge Was Harley-Davidson Enthusiast

Man was last seen alive on August 30th, his body was recovered from the river a week later.

By H. Nelson Goodson

September 9, 2013

Milwaukee, WI - On September 6, the body of a 52-year-old man visiting the city during the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary from Kansas City was recovered by police in the river near the Water Street Bascule Bridge, according to the Milwaukee Medical Examiner's Office. Someone spotted the body floating in the river and called police. 

Police recovered the man's body at 121 E. Erie St. on river side of building. The victim was last seen on August 30th during the Harley events.

He has not been identified pending the investigation. No autopsy result details determining the victim's cause of death have been released by police.