Local News
Waterville death ruled accidental
Related Photos
-
Christopher A. Poehler was found dead in a Waterville alley on Monday. He was 24.
Discussion
Add a comment on this storyTools
WATERVILLE — A 24-year-old man who was found dead in a Waterville alley Monday died accidentally, a coroner’s report said.
The death certificate for Christopher A. Poehler was filed Friday in Le Sueur County by deputy coroner Joe Anderson. He ruled Poehler’s death was accidental, the certificate said. Causes of death included acute alcohol intoxication and hypothermia.
An investigation into Poehler’s death began at about 6:30 a.m. Monday after his body was found lying in an alley south of the Main Street business district. Poehler lived in a nearby apartment on Third Street South, a Waterville Police Department report said.
Investigators with the Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Department and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension were called in to assist. Poehler’s body was sent to the Dakota County medical examiner for an autopsy.
Waterville Police Chief Brad Schultz said earlier this week that witnesses had seen Poehler at a nearby downtown bar late Sunday night. Schultz also asked for help from the public to help determine where Poehler had been that night.
The death certificate also said Poehler had a head injury that he received before the hypothermia set in. That injury did not contribute to his death, Le Sueur County coroner John H. Berg said Friday.
Schultz issued a news release Friday saying there was no risk to the public, but the death remains under investigation and more information would be released at a later time.
- Local News
-
-
Repeated snow days add up to scheduling headache
The problems go beyond classes to community recreation and education.
-
East grad killed in accident
Dustin Lemke was hit by another vehicle as he walked
-
Winter weather watch, road conditions
MnDOT's up to the minute Road conditions map.
See the National Weather Service continually updated Weather forecast
- School closing announcements
-
Life Remembered: Claire Faust a builder of connections
Claire Faust was also a dedicated Kiwanian.
-
Mississippi River water quality meetings set
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is holding public meetings on a water quality standard proposed for the south metro Mississippi River.
-
Rail leader reports growing Asian market
Though the recession roiled the rail industry in 2009, the head of a Texas-based railway company is bullish about its Asia-enhanced future.
-
Mankato utility reform approved
The Mankato City Council approved changed Monday on how water utility bills are paid.
-
Weird News: Economy is going to pot
-
Public safety finalist ousted from previous job
Todd Miller, one of the four finalists to be Mankato's public safety director, had a controversial tenure in Terrell, Texas.
- More Local News Headlines
-
