Two WWU students were found dead on campus in separate incidents

Two students died within 24 hours of each other in Western Washington University (WWU) residence halls this week.

On Oct. 9, first responders were contacted about a person who was reported to have died after a fall and were dispatched to Nash Hall residence hall on the WWU campus around 10:40 p.m

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After the student was found on site despite resuscitation measures, the person was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

“The University is deeply saddened to confirm the death of a student last evening following an apparent fall from Nash Hall, an on-campus residence hall,” WWU wrote in a letter to students, faculty and their families obtained by Whatcom News .

A second student was pronounced dead shortly afterward, but not many details about the second student’s death were released. The student was found unresponsive the next morning in WWU’s Alma Clark Glass Hall.

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“In both cases, law enforcement has advised that there is no initial evidence of crime or a connection between the two deaths and that there is no threat to the public,” WWU wrote in its letter. “The families of both students have been notified and are receiving support from the university and emergency personnel.”

Law enforcement authorities are investigating both cases. None of the students have been identified.

KIRO Newsradio has reached out to Bellingham police for more information.

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