Crime & Safety
Brendan Santo Died By Accidental Drowning: Report
An autopsy report also showed Santo had a blood alcohol content of .22 the night he accidentally drowned.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — Officials determined Monday that Brendan Santo accidentally drowned with a blood alcohol content of .22, according to an autopsy report from the Ingham County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Officials also listed the high blood alcohol content as a contributing factor to his death.
The 18-year-old Rochester Hills teen was found dead on Jan. 21 in a logjam along the Red Cedar River in East Lansing by a private investigator hired by the Santo family. He was found a little more than a mile from where he was last seen.
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Santo went missing around midnight on Oct. 29 at MSU's campus, near Yakeley Hall, after visiting with friends during the weekend of the Michigan-Michigan State football game.
As investigators identified the missing teen as Santo, officials believed upon discovery that there was no foul play or that he intended to harm himself.
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