MAN FOUND DEAD AT BRAVES BALLPARK WAS INSTALLING BEER SYSTEM

FOLLOWUP STORY – The man found dead Tuesday in a beer cooler at the Atlanta Braves’ home stadium has been identified, but an investigation was still underway into the cause of his death.

Police said the body of 48-year-old Todd Keeling, an inventor from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, was discovered by a co-worker in mid-afternoon, hours before an evening Braves game against the Cincinnati Reds at SunTrust Park.

Keeling ran a company called Draftwell that had a new technology for pouring beers quicker. He was installing the system at the ballpark on the day he died. It was an invention Keeling had worked on since graduating from college. Patent records state it was a system that reduced the amount of foam on beer served on tap. The system was already installed at ballparks in Chicago and Minneapolis.

Police say Keeling got stuck inside the walk-in beer cooler and was unable to get out.

Sarah O’Hara, public-information officer for Cobb County, said the space where Keeling was found doesn’t go below 40 degrees. Police would not say whether they considered the death an accident or if there were signs of foul play, citing an ongoing investigation.

Braves officials were working with investigators. Braves management declined to comment and referred all questions to police.

SunTrust Park opened in March 2018. The Braves moved there after playing at Turner Field in downtown Atlanta since 1997.

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