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Vigil held for Utah Tech University student killed in balcony fall
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ST. GEORGE — It was an emotional evening at Utah Tech College Tuesday as college students, lecturers and employees gathered for a vigil to recollect a freshman who died in what’s being known as a tragic accident.
Peyton Corridor, 18, fell from the fifth-story balcony at a campus pupil housing residence complicated early Sunday morning.
Corridor was generally known as somebody who lived life to the fullest.
“This pupil was very beloved and really beloved by those that lived with him and those that had been surrounded by him,” stated Aaron Cass, with the UTU pupil affiliation that helped arrange the vigil. “All of that is very devastating, and I really feel college students want a second to come back collectively to heal, particularly on this laborious, traumatic time.”
“It is heartbreaking to assume how fragile life is,” stated Skyy Schuffenhauer, a pupil on the vigil who additionally helped put it collectively. “I feel it is necessary to create a secure area for college students to come back collectively to share recollections.”
In response to police, it was at roughly 2:30 a.m. on Sunday when Corridor fell to his dying. 5 different college students had been contained in the residence, and one pupil was on the balcony, sitting in a chair and speaking on the telephone when it occurred.
Investigators stated these college students all watched it occur. Plus, there have been dozens of scholars round in different residences and on balconies that noticed the aftermath.
UTU’s Police Chief Ron Bridge stated the investigation remains to be ongoing, however stated there are not any indicators of foul play or horsing round that was going down when he fell.
“It seems to be a human error scenario. It’s a horrible, tragic accident — that is what we’re treating it as. Nothing suspicious in any respect,” he stated to KSL-TV. “There have been different folks contained in the residence that evening. No citations have been issued for alcohol. We are going to anticipate a toxicology report till we are able to make any sort of remark about (whether or not Corridor had been ingesting).”
The college instantly known as in disaster groups to supply sources to these college students who wanted assist and counseling.
“We actually wished our college students to comprehend that we’re right here for them, that we perceive that that is such a tragic factor, and that we wished to ensure they’ve the suitable sources they want,” stated Ali Threet, the dean of dtudents, who spoke on the vigil.