A final autopsy report confirms that the death of an Ohio State University student in the annual Mirror Lake jump was accidental. The report, released recently by the Franklin County coroner's office, says that Austin Lee Singletary, 22, of Dayton, suffered severe injuries to his head and neck from diving into shallow water at the lake about 11 p.m. Nov. 24. He died soon after at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center.

A final autopsy report confirms that the death of an Ohio State University student in the annual Mirror Lake jump was accidental.



The report, released recently by the Franklin County coroner's office, says that Austin Lee Singletary, 22, of Dayton, suffered severe injuries to his head and neck from diving into shallow water at the lake about 11 p.m. Nov. 24. He died soon after at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center.



The autopsy also notes that his blood-alcohol level was 0.18 percent, more than double the level considered to be too drunk to drive, and that he had used marijuana.



The jump at Mirror Lake has been an annual tradition, occurring each November before the football team's game with the University of Michigan. Where the jump takes place, the lake is about waist- or chest-deep.



The death of Singletary, a third-year student, prompted university administrators and the Undergraduate Student Government to call for an end to the jump.



The jump reportedly started in 1990, when students on a pre-game march ended at the lake and dozens spontaneously went into the water. It has grown in recent years, and the university estimated that 10,000 to 12,000 people participated in 2014.



Citing concerns for safety, the university had erected a fence around the pond and required wristbands for entry. Officials said the school, however, does did not sponsor endorse or encourage the event.



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