HCMC doctor found dead on I-94 died of head injury from fall
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Updated: 9:16 a.m. | Posted: 8:13 a.m.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has released new findings about the death of a prominent doctor in Minneapolis last month.
Christopher Robert, the head of anesthesiology at Hennepin County Medical Center, was found dead on Interstate 94 near the Lowry Tunnel Dec. 5. It wasn't clear how he ended up there.
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The medical examiner on Thursday said that Robert died of a blunt force head injury caused by an apparent fall.
Authorities are calling the death an accident. A spokesperson for Hennepin County said the report also found acute alcohol intoxication had been a factor in the incident.
Robert's wife said he was last seen at a holiday party for his co-workers at an Uptown restaurant.
Robert joined HCMC in 2003 and was appointed chief of anesthesiology in 2011.
