Graduate students wait for the start of the commencement ceremony at Ohio State University on May 5, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN’s Abril Elfi
12:59 PM – Monday, May 6, 2024
A person has died after falling from the stands at Ohio State University’s spring commencement ceremony.
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University officials confirmed that on Sunday a person died during the school’s graduation ceremony.
“Tragically, an individual fell from the stands and is deceased,” Benjamin Johnson, a representative for the university adding the school had no additional details to share.
The commencement went on without interruption as word of the death circulated among the attendees. After the ceremony, students passed by where the incident took place, which was still marked off with yellow crime scene tape.
University officials and commencement speakers made no reference to the death during the ceremony. Social entrepreneur Cris Pan gave a speech on world peace and Bitcoin as well as singing the song “This Little Light of Mine.”
As of 8:00 a.m. on Monday, neither police nor university representatives had provided any further details regarding the death.
Johnson stated that the university was unable to disclose information about the victim’s identity, such as their age, gender, or whether or not they were a student.
On Monday, the Franklin County coroner’s office announced that they are still attempting to identify the victim.
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