The La Crosse Police Department isn't doing anything different, as far as patrolling the waterfront is concerned, in light of five river deaths in the last two years. James Schleifer, head of the detective bureau.
Police say there is no evidence of foul play in all but one of the alcohol-related deaths.
Two were ruled accidents, two were undetermined, while the other case, in which a victim was chased into the river by a group of unidentified men, was suspended pending additional information. Schleifer said he doesn't believe placing more officers along the river is necessary. At Riverside Park, people are asked to move along when it's late. The river deaths haven't changed the way police deal with intoxicated people they come across while on patrol. Stray Voltage - Our coverage of this emerging health issue facing Wisconsin farmers.