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Westminster student dies after 20-foot fall
Posted: 09.16.2011 at 1:40 PM
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(AP) -- A Westminster College student from Latvia who fell nearly 20 feet Saturday onto a walking trail in Fulton has died.
Fulton police say 22-year-old Ruslans Petrovskis died Thursday morning at a Columbia hospital.
Police says Petrovskis and his bicycle were found 20 feet below a bridge on the walking trail.
The Columbia Tribune reports that police do not believe Petrovskis was hit by a vehicle and its unclear what caused the fall.
Petrovskis was majoring in business administration with a marketing emphasis was active in campus activities.
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