After Spending A Late Summer Day With A Friend In Maine, She Was Found Dead In A River In 2016
Located on the banks of the Kennebec River in Maine, the city of Waterville has a rich history and quaint downtown area. Home to many shops, eateries, and museums, Waterville is a popular spot to visit – especially in the warmer months.
That’s why Lexxi Tristram Sironen, a 43-year-old transgender woman with two teenage children, decided to stay there in September 2016 to close out the summer season.
At the time, she reportedly had friends in the area and decided to spend a week with them. This was typical of Lexxi, who loved to remain on the go.
Her friends and family detailed how she did not like to stay in one place for long. Rather, she often moved around and was known to frequent a few different areas. Sometimes, Lexxi visited the region of Skowhegan. Or, she stayed with friends in either Waterville or down by the Riverfront.
Lexxi was also highly regarded by her loved ones and remembered as a very generous and kind person.
“Lexxi loved Rhode Island, camping, carpentry, mechanics, electronics, cooking, writing, drawing, designing tattoos, gardening, and going to her Uncle Dan Coffin’s home on Orr’s Island in Maine,” her obituary says.
“Lexxi played the electric guitar and loved all different types of music. She built stone walls, searched for stones and minerals, designed jewelry, welded sculptures made from found materials, and made rustic wooden furniture.”
“She also was an avid movie watcher and a fan of Anime Japanese animation. Lexxi’s Great Great Uncle was the Pulitzer Prize winning Maine Poet Robert P. Tristram Coffin.”
According to her friends, she would “do anything for anybody,” whether that involved lending them money or giving them a place to stay.
Facebook – pictured above is Lexxi
One of her friends even stated, “She had a good heart in her, and people played on it. She was never out to hurt anybody.”
This made the circumstances surrounding Lexxi’s strange death in September 2016 even more puzzling.
What we do know is that, on September 1, 2016, Lexxi spent the day with her friend Chelsea Letourneau, who she’d known for eight years. Afterward, her whereabouts remained unclear until her body was discovered floating in the Kennebec River.
Her remains were found on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at about 8:15 a.m., floating near the Lockwood Dam at Ticonic Falls. An employee at the Brookfield Power Facility reportedly spotted Lexxi and contacted the police.
Lexxi’s body was recovered by Waterville firefighters near the Hathaway Creative Center’s parking lot just before 12:00 p.m. According to Fire Chief David LaFountain, a boat was used to reach her body, which was reportedly pushed against the gates by the dam.
After an autopsy was performed, her cause of death was ruled “undetermined,” and her case was closed.
Lexxi’s body was reportedly submerged in water for too long, and the report stated that drowning was likely the cause of her death. Yet, the autopsy could not conclude if she was dead or alive when she entered the water.
A toxicology report was also conducted, and drugs and alcohol were found in Lexxi’s system. However, it is still unknown if the drugs were prescription or recreational.
When Lexxi’s body was discovered, she was reportedly mostly dressed – wearing pants, underwear, one sock, and one shoe. No suspects were named in her case, either. But Lexxi’s friends believe that she did not take her own life.
“She loved her life. She wanted a life just like anybody else,” said Chelsea Letourneau.
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