Wesleyan Student Found With Severe Burns

Police found a Wesleyan University student burned in a field near the school on Monday morning.

The female student was found on the practice fields near the behind the Freeman Athletic Center, according to Middletown Police.

The Hartford Courant reports that  she suffered burns to 100 percent of her body.

She was airlifted to Hartford Hospital and later transferred to the Burn Unit at  Bridgeport Hospital for treatment, police said.

Police said the incident did not appear criminal in nature.

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