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UConn student dies after falling from parking garage

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A UConn student fell from a parking garage on the UConn campus in Storrs Thursday morning and later died, according to a university spokesperson.

UConn police and firefighters responded to South Garage on Jim Calhoun Way around 9:30 a.m.

They determined a man had fallen from a high level of the garage to the pavement below, the spokesperson said.

The victim was taken to Windham Hospital and was later pronounced dead.

The student's name is not being released at this time.

UConn is providing support and resources to other students who had connections with the victim.

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