High school senior, 18, drowns after being knocked off train bridge while walking home from a party four days before graduating

Taishawn Nathaniel Millage had been at a party along the Willamette River in St. Johns, Oregon, on Friday night



It was a bonfire celebrating the last day of school, with graduation set for Wednesday

He wandered off alone and was knocked from the St. Johns Bridge about 11:15 pm

A medical examiner determined he drowned

A high school senior in Oregon was killed at the weekend after being knocked from a train bridge and falling into a river while walking home from a party celebrating the last day of school.



Taishawn Nathaniel Millage, 18, was set to graduate on Wednesday and had attended a party for Roosevelt High seniors when the incident happened around 11:15 pm Friday.



The student was walking along St. Johns Bridge in Portland when he was knocked by a train into the Willamette River below.



A medical examiner ruled on Monday that the cause of death was drowning.



Tragic: Taishawn Millage, 18, was celebrating the last day of school and was days away from graduating when he fell from a railway bridge and fell into the Willamette River in St. Johns, Oregon, on Friday night

Friends and family gathered at the St. Johns Bridge on Saturday and held a vigil, leaving flowers and mementos 'Man of wisdom': The 18-year-old was said to be a beloved member of the community. His principal she had 'never had a bad experience with him' The Roosevelt High School senior drowned after falling into the river, the medical examiner said Monday

Millage had been at a bonfire along the river with his peers when he wandered off alone, according to people at the gathering



'At the end of the day, it doesn't make sense,' neighbor Herman Greene told Oregon Live.



'This wasn't a teenager who was rebellious,' he said.

'This was an 18-year-old who was just coming into who he was.



'He was doing what he needed to do in the classroom.



'He was starting to make the stuff click.



'He loved people, and people loved being around him.'



Taishawn spoke of starting a music career and studying graphic design On Saturday, the day after the accident, dozens gathered under St. Johns Bridge for a candlelight vigil It is not known what the teen was doing walking along the bridge

On Saturday, dozens gathered under St. Johns Bridge for a candlelight vigil.



Roosevelt High School principal Charlene Williams said Millage would sometimes speak about making beats for hip hop songs professionally or studying graphic design.



'He was just a sweet kid,' she said



'I've never had a bad interaction with him.'



Greene said Millage's family are in utter shock over the death.



'It's going to be a tough graduation', he said.