how did jeff buckley die

Jeff Buckley died by accidental drowning on the night of May 29, 1997, in Memphis, Tennessee. He went swimming fully clothed in a channel of the Mississippi River while waiting for his band to arrive for recording sessions. A passing boat created a wake that swept him under the water, and his body did not resurface. His body was found six days later, on June 4, by passengers on a riverboat. An autopsy showed no drugs or significant alcohol in his system, and the death was ruled an accidental drowning.