We often think poverty is something that happens other places. The system can fail people here just as well.
Man found dead in the Fox River Coroner: Man was living under bridge
By Jim Collar of The Northwestern
Oshkosh police said foul play wasn’t suspected in the death of a homeless Oshkosh man recovered from the Fox River on Wednesday morning.
Police and divers responded to Riverside Park just before 10 a.m. Wednesday after an Oshkosh parks department employee noticed the body of 58-year-old Edwin H. Cook in the river just east of the Main Street Bridge. An autopsy was conducted later in the day.
Coroner Barry Busby Wednesday said results were consistent with drowning and there were no injuries or other factors found that would suggest foul play occurred. Cook had been living beneath the bridge, Busby said. He recently had addresses on Mount Vernon and Jefferson streets.
Oshkosh Police Sgt. Steve Sagmeister said police had not immediately determined how long the body was in the water before Cook was discovered. Officers are still working to determine the circumstances that led up to his death, he said.
Busby said toxicology reports won’t be available for several weeks. Cook’s death remains under investigation.
Gary Jepson knew Mr. Cook, and comments about him and the situation overall here:
http://garyfromoshkosh.blogspot.com/2005/10/body-found-in-fox-river.html
He was a decent fellow and had no enemies. He carried a rectangular black briefcase everywhere he went. He volunteered quite a bit at the Salvation Army helping with preparation and serving of meals. He worked hard and complained almost as much, but still continued to help. He volunteered to help, as he put it, 'build his resume'. He was well liked and fair with people. He was doing some telemarketing work the last few months.
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