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Toxicology Results Released in Drowning of Former Whitnall Student

Thomas Hecht, a 2001 Whitnall High School graduate and former Greenfield resident, had a .22 blood alcohol concentration at the time of his death last month.

According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, Thomas Hecht, a 2001 Whitnall High School graduate who drowned in the Milwaukee River last month, had a .22 blood alcohol concentration at the time of his death.

Hecht after participating in a pub crawl with friends as part of a St. Patrick's Day celebration on Water Street. His 12 days later.

The medical examiner's office is not releasing any further information, and according FOX6 Now, Hecht's death was ruled an accidental drowning.

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