A UMass Amherst college psychology student who tried to scale the facade of New York's famed Four Seasons Hotel plunged nine stories to his death Wednesday night.The NYPD said Conner Cummings, of Rockaway, New Jersey, tried to climb a scaffold on the outside of the 42-story hotel at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday.The 20-year-old, who attends college in Massachusetts, fell to one of the lower rooftops of the structure and was pronounced dead at the scene, WABC reported.Police said Cummings was apparently not a guest at the hotel.A Four Seasons reception desk staff member said there was no immediate comment from the hotel.UMass Amherst spokesman Ed Blaguszewski issued this statement: "Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Connor Cummings, a UMass Amherst student who died tragically in New York. Connor was a sophomore psychology major and a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, Gamma chapter."

A UMass Amherst college psychology student who tried to scale the facade of New York's famed Four Seasons Hotel plunged nine stories to his death Wednesday night.

The NYPD said Conner Cummings, of Rockaway, New Jersey, tried to climb a scaffold on the outside of the 42-story hotel at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday.


The 20-year-old, who attends college in Massachusetts, fell to one of the lower rooftops of the structure and was pronounced dead at the scene, WABC reported.

Police said Cummings was apparently not a guest at the hotel.

A Four Seasons reception desk staff member said there was no immediate comment from the hotel.

UMass Amherst spokesman Ed Blaguszewski issued this statement: "Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Connor Cummings, a UMass Amherst student who died tragically in New York. Connor was a sophomore psychology major and a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, Gamma chapter."