Dumbwaiter in fatal case worked properly

Published 10:03 am Monday, December 8, 2014

FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Police said a food elevator at a Fountain City restaurant where a college student was found dead was functioning properly.

Fountain City Police Chief Jason Mork said in a news release that the elevator system at WingDam Saloon and Grill was not damaged in Monday’s incident that left Brooke Baures dead.

Mork said he and state elevator inspectors tested the food elevator’s speed, electrical system and motor. Mork said in his view, “the food elevator functioned as it was designed to.”

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The 21-year-old Baures was found in the food elevator last Monday. She was a senior and a gymnast at Winona State University. Her death is still being investigated.

Mork plans to meet with Baures’ family before disclosing autopsy results to the public.