Student dies after falling from fifth floor balcony in Oakland A student died after falling from the fifth floor balcony of a building at Carlow University in Oakland on Wednesday. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT FINALS ARE DEALING WITH HISDEATH TONIGHT.REPORTER: JANELLE AND MIKE,BECAUSE THIS IS FINALS WEEK,STUDENTS WERE AT THIS BILLIONSTUDYING WHEN THIS HAPPENEDWHICH MEANS MANY OF THEM SAWTHIS.EVERYTHING ABOUT IT ISABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE AND SOINCREDIBLY SAD.FOR THIS CARLOW COMMUNITY, IT'SSOMETHING THEY'LL NEVER FORGET.>> EVERYBODY WAS CRYING,EVERYBODY WAS UPSET.REPORTER: IT THIS FIFTH FLOORBALCONY AT THE UNIVERSITYCOMMONS BUILDING WHERE A CARLOWUNIVERSITY FRESHMAN SPELL FROMAND DIED A SHORT TIME LATER ATUPMC PRESBY.THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICEIDENTIFIED HIM AS 19-YEAR-OLDDALTON BACCO OF WEST VIEW.A SCENE SO UPSETTING, THESPOKESPERSON STRUGGLES TO FINDWORDS.>> IT'S DEVASTATING.IT'S DEVASTATING.I'VE BEEN HERE 13 YEARS, WE'VENEVER DEALT WITH ANYTHING LIKETHIS.REPORTER: THE UNIVERSITY HASABOUT 2200 STUDENTS INCLUDINGGRADUATE STUDENTS AND THIS ISFINALS WEEK.SO STUDENTS WERE IN THE LIBRARYSTUDYING WHEN THIS HAPPENED.>> EVERYBODY WAS CRYING,EVERYBODY RAN OUTSIDE, IF THEYWELCOME BACK ALREADY OUT HERE.THEY WERE COMFORTING THEIRFRIENDS THAT SAW IT.I HAD FRIENDS THAT SAW AND ITTHE FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF WASLIKE WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU GUYS.REPORTER: THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICEI WAS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, WHEREBACCO FELL FROM.>> I'VE CONVERSED WITH HIM A FEWTIMES, HE SEEMED LIKE A VERYNICE GUY, VERY SOCIABLE.>> OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY GOES OUTTO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OFTHIS STUDENT, AND POLICE AREHANDLING THE INVESTIGATION.WE WON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTUNTI THEN.REPORTER: AGAIN, PITTSBURGHPOLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATINGTHIS, BUT THEY SAY TONIGHT ITDOES NOT APPEAR THIS YOUNG MAN'SDEATH W ACCIDENTAL ORSUSPICIOUS.OF COURSE THE FINAL CAUSE ANDMANNER OF DEATH STILL HAVE YETTO BE DETERMINED BY THE MEDICALEXAMINER'S OFFICE.AN IMPORTANT FINAL NOTE TONIGHTFOR STUDENTS AND STAFF HERE ATCARLOW, THEY DO HAV COUNSELINGSERVICES TONIGHT, THEY WILL ALSOHAVE THEM TOMORROW AND ONFRIDAY.

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