Crime & Safety
UCSC Student Falls in Ravine, Later Dies
19-year-old student falls 75-feet to his death Wednesday morning.
Police at the University of California, Santa Cruz are investigating what led to the death of a student who was found in a ravine Wednesday morning.
Police, along with UC Santa Cruz fire officials, responded to a report of a man located underneath a pedestrian bridge near the university's student health center at about 8:50 a.m., UC Santa Cruz police Chief Nader Oweis said.
When crews arrived, they found a man suffering from the near 75-foot fall, Oweis said.
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He was then airlifted to Valley Medical Center in Santa Clara County, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office identified the student as 19-year-old Tyler Collins.
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There was no indication of foul play, he said.
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