UW student dies after slipping and falling on campus

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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From local news:

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/uw-student-dies-after-slipping-and-falling-on-campus/915789730

Be careful walking/driving/riding in snow!

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Links to the News Video:

https://www.kiro7.com/video?videoId=915846404&videoVersion=1.0&utm_source=homestream&utm_medium=site_navigation&utm_campaign=homestream_click

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I saw this. Seattle is really awful in general at clearing snow and ice. Everyone just waits and hopes it will melt (including my landlord). :frowning: This could result in a lawsuit, I’d think.

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Update - this student died of a pulmonary embolism, not a fall on the ice, Still a horrible tragedy but not due to the ice on the paths:

https://www.kuow.org/stories/uw-student-who-fell-and-died-on-campus-died-of-natural-causes-medical-examiner-says

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@bogeyorpar My son is a freshman at UW and I’m on the UW parent Facebook page which is very active. This incident was posted within the parent Facebook group from a reliable source who reported that no one witnessed the student “slipping” on ice. Before the examiner’s results were available, UW proactively announced cancellation of classes because of the snow. I was impressed with how they handled everything and think the president Ana Mari Cauce is doing a great job!