University of Kentucky student dies in Seoul Halloween crush

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A College of Kentucky pupil who was finding out in South Korea was one in all greater than 150 individuals killed when an enormous Halloween social gathering crowd surged right into a slim alley in a nightlife district in Seoul, the college stated Sunday.

Anne Gieske, a nursing pupil from northern Kentucky, died within the crush of individuals within the Itaewon space of Seoul on Saturday evening, College of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto stated in a press release posted on the college’s web site.

Gieske was finding out in South Korea this semester with an training overseas program, Capilouto stated. The college additionally has two different college students and a school member there, however they’ve been contacted and they’re secure, he stated.

“We now have been involved with Anne’s household and can present no matter assist we will — now and within the days forward — as they deal with this indescribable loss,” the assertion stated.

The college is situated in Lexington, Kentucky. The college has supplied on-line and cellphone sources for college kids who’re grieving, together with the providers of a psychological well being clinician. The college has practically 80 college students from South Korea, the assertion stated.

“As a neighborhood, it’s a sacred accountability we should preserve — to be there for one another in moments of sheer pleasure and in these of deepest disappointment,” Capilouto stated. “That’s what compassionate communities do.”

It remained unclear what led the gang to surge into the downhill alley, and authorities promised an intensive investigation. Witnesses stated individuals fell on one another “like dominoes,” and a few victims have been bleeding from their noses and mouths whereas being given CPR.