Overview
- New retrospectives, published Thursday, revisit Jeff Buckley’s disappearance in Memphis and restate the official finding.
- Witness Keith Foti said Buckley stepped into Wolf River Harbor around 9 p.m. in jeans, a T-shirt, and boots, sang Whole Lotta Love, and vanished after a larger vessel passed.
- His body was recovered on June 4, 1997 by a passenger on the riverboat American Queen near Beale Street, with reports noting a purple-beaded navel ring aided identification.
- A post-mortem concluded accidental drowning with no drugs in his system and a blood alcohol level about equal to one beer.
- Media interest endures as associates described stress and unusual behavior before his death, and a 2025 interview plus a documentary added archival context.