“It is a profound sadness for all of us, on this graduation weekend, to lose someone so young and brimming with promise.”
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A student set to graduate Sunday from Notre Dame died early on Saturday after falling from a campus roof, officials at the Indiana university announced.
Initial investigations suggest the 21-year-old senior was with a small group of students who gained access to the roof of the university's Joyce Center, a sports complex, when he slipped on the wet surface, officials said in a statement.
A campus security officer nearby was approached at 3:45 a.m. by two students who asked for his assistance.
"Upon reaching the east side of the Joyce Center, the officer observed the deceased, unresponsive, on the ground near Gate 7," the university statement read. "Emergency medical personnel also responded. CPR and other efforts to resuscitate the student were unavailing."
The student's identity was withheld by university staff pending notification of family.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends after this terrible tragedy," University President Rev. John I. Jenkins said. "It is a profound sadness for all of us, on this graduation weekend, to lose someone so young and brimming with promise."
As students took part in graduation ceremonies Saturday, other members of the Notre Dame community shared their grief on Twitter.
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