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Texas university student dies after jumping out window

May 4th, 2011 davidguide

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor

San Marcos, TX, United States (AHN) – A Texas State University student died Tuesday after jumping out a window with two other students, one of whom remains in a hospital.

According to the Austin American Statesman, sophomore Eirin Ann Hicks died from head injuries at the Brackenridge University Medical Center. The 24-year-old is believed to have jumped from a first-floor window of a dormitory hours before her death, along with a female and a male student.

The female student, a freshman, remains in the hospital. The male student was not injured.

Authorities are investigating the reason the students jumped out the window.

KXAN television reported that Hicks was a resident assistant at the dorm, Laurel Hall, and that there was a gathering inside the room from which she jumped.

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