Almost another drowning in La Crosse, WI - where 7 college age men in 7 years have drowned under suspicious circumstances. Jared Dion was the last.
Here is the news article - An intoxicated college-age man reported he fell into the Mississippi River early Sunday but managed to climb out, authorities said.
The Viroqua, Wis., native, who attends the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was spending a night in downtown La Crosse with a couple of friends when they got separated, according to La Crosse police.
He showed up at an area hospital more than five hours later, wet and muddy, police said. Details still were sketchy, and an investigation is continuing.
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/01/12/news/00lead.txt
I received the email mentioned in the article - it has been circulating through the community. I omitted any names besides those identified in the article, but though you might be interested in the forward chain comments.
Believe whatever you want, but my parents are alums, and before this all started, when my brother decided to go to school there, told him to stay awa from the river...
[font=tahoma,sans-serif][font=tahoma,sans-serif]I just got this from R, he knows these guys and they guy that this kid was with. PLEASE BE CAREFUL IN LACROSSE!!!!![/font][/font]
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[font=tahoma,sans-serif][font=tahoma,sans-serif]R, J sent this to me from J, its totally scary. Do you know these guys? Be VERY careful [/font][/font]
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[font=tahoma,sans-serif][font=tahoma,sans-serif]Subject: Cullen
I am still a little numb. We almost lost Cullen early Sunday morning. It
all started Saturday night. He and Ryan Larson went off to LaCrosse to hit
the bars with Jay Hoffland. Cullen drove and they planned to spend the
night with Jay. At 1:30 they were all at John's Bar. And at bar time
Cullen was no where to be seen. Ryan and Jay were up until 5:30 trying to
find him. Cullen resurfaced at 7:00 AM at the emergency room of Gundersen
Lutheran. He remembers being in John's Bar. And the next thing he
remembers is being in the water. We are talking the Mississippi River!!
He fought his way out of the river and collapsed on the rocks. He probably
laid there for several hours. No jacket or shoes, which he probably lost
in the river. He awoke to the sounds of cars. He ran towards the noise.
Then he saw a sign for Gundersen Lutheran and ran in his socks to the
emergency room. They took very good care of Cullen. He volunteered to
give a blood and urine sample. He felt he had nothing to hide. So on
Sunday I am thinking he had had way too much to drink and I was upset for
several reasons. Well, the blood alcohol came back Monday. Cullen was not
drunk. His blood alcohol was .04. Yet Cullen can not recall anything from
1:30 AM until waking up in the river. What did someone put in Cullen's
drink? The urinalysis has not come back yet. Cullen has scrapes and
bruises and he is very sore. I don't think he realizes that he almost
died. And I don't think he realizes that someone almost killed him!
Cullen and Tom will be meeting with the LaCrosse police this PM. Cullen
some how managed to get out of the river. And I think the fact that he was
not drunk was a factor. Suddenly I am asking myself "What was the last bar
that some of the other young man were in before they drowned in the river?"
I am taking Cullen to the doctor today. He may have become infected with
some kind of bacteria. At night I just lay in bed and see him laying on
the rocks. Wet. I guess we are very lucky that he is alive. And yet I am
so angry that there is a person out there who almost killed my son. Do you
think they will ever find this person? I do know that John's Bar is under
surveillance. Just what that means I am not sure. Maybe they do a drive
by every other hour! Hopefully Cullen will feel better tomorrow. I think
I am still in shock. How could this have happened? Again, we are very,
very LUCKY!!
MK
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Here is the news article - An intoxicated college-age man reported he fell into the Mississippi River early Sunday but managed to climb out, authorities said.
The Viroqua, Wis., native, who attends the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was spending a night in downtown La Crosse with a couple of friends when they got separated, according to La Crosse police.
He showed up at an area hospital more than five hours later, wet and muddy, police said. Details still were sketchy, and an investigation is continuing.
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/01/12/news/00lead.txt
I received the email mentioned in the article - it has been circulating through the community. I omitted any names besides those identified in the article, but though you might be interested in the forward chain comments.
Believe whatever you want, but my parents are alums, and before this all started, when my brother decided to go to school there, told him to stay awa from the river...
[font=tahoma,sans-serif][font=tahoma,sans-serif]I just got this from R, he knows these guys and they guy that this kid was with. PLEASE BE CAREFUL IN LACROSSE!!!!![/font][/font]
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[font=tahoma,sans-serif][font=tahoma,sans-serif]Check this out...i know these guys and was down at John's earlier this past Saturday but left with Jake and Nick.[/font][/font]
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I RECEIVED THIS FROM *advertiser censored* AS YOU NOTICE AND THOUGHT THIS SHOULD GET OUT. ALWAYS FIGURED THERE IS SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT THE ORDEALS[/font][/font]
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[font=tahoma,sans-serif][font=tahoma,sans-serif]Subject: Cullen
I am still a little numb. We almost lost Cullen early Sunday morning. It
all started Saturday night. He and Ryan Larson went off to LaCrosse to hit
the bars with Jay Hoffland. Cullen drove and they planned to spend the
night with Jay. At 1:30 they were all at John's Bar. And at bar time
Cullen was no where to be seen. Ryan and Jay were up until 5:30 trying to
find him. Cullen resurfaced at 7:00 AM at the emergency room of Gundersen
Lutheran. He remembers being in John's Bar. And the next thing he
remembers is being in the water. We are talking the Mississippi River!!
He fought his way out of the river and collapsed on the rocks. He probably
laid there for several hours. No jacket or shoes, which he probably lost
in the river. He awoke to the sounds of cars. He ran towards the noise.
Then he saw a sign for Gundersen Lutheran and ran in his socks to the
emergency room. They took very good care of Cullen. He volunteered to
give a blood and urine sample. He felt he had nothing to hide. So on
Sunday I am thinking he had had way too much to drink and I was upset for
several reasons. Well, the blood alcohol came back Monday. Cullen was not
drunk. His blood alcohol was .04. Yet Cullen can not recall anything from
1:30 AM until waking up in the river. What did someone put in Cullen's
drink? The urinalysis has not come back yet. Cullen has scrapes and
bruises and he is very sore. I don't think he realizes that he almost
died. And I don't think he realizes that someone almost killed him!
Cullen and Tom will be meeting with the LaCrosse police this PM. Cullen
some how managed to get out of the river. And I think the fact that he was
not drunk was a factor. Suddenly I am asking myself "What was the last bar
that some of the other young man were in before they drowned in the river?"
I am taking Cullen to the doctor today. He may have become infected with
some kind of bacteria. At night I just lay in bed and see him laying on
the rocks. Wet. I guess we are very lucky that he is alive. And yet I am
so angry that there is a person out there who almost killed my son. Do you
think they will ever find this person? I do know that John's Bar is under
surveillance. Just what that means I am not sure. Maybe they do a drive
by every other hour! Hopefully Cullen will feel better tomorrow. I think
I am still in shock. How could this have happened? Again, we are very,
very LUCKY!!
MK
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