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Coroner: OSU Student Who Died In Mirror Lake Broke His Neck

Ohio State University

The Franklin County Coroner says the Ohio State University student who died after jumping into Mirror Lake on Wednesday broke his neck. Preliminary autopsy results show 22-year-old Austin Singletary sustained a fracture of his C-5 vertebra during the plunge. Additional testing could take six or seven weeks to determine a final cause of death. Ohio State says it's moving to end the annual student-led event, though it is not yet clear how.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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