BBCC student found deceased in dorm room
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 8 months AGO
MOSES LAKE — Tragedy struck at Big Bend Community College on Tuesday with the suspected suicide of a 20-year-old student at the college. The college’s new president released a statement Tuesday.
“Our hearts go out to the family of this student as they deal with this tragic event,” said BBCC President Sara Thompson Tweedy in a press release Tuesday. “We want our students, faculty, and staff to know that we have resources available to help them during this time of grieving and that we are here to support them in any way that we can.”
The college said that counseling services are available to students who have moved onto campus as well as to faculty and staff.
The student was found deceased in a dormitory room about 11 a.m., Tuesday. The student had been seen the night before but had missed a meeting Tuesday morning, the press release stated. When found, the student was unresponsive and without a pulse. College employees started first aid and continued until first responders arrived, the press release stated.
The body is in the custody of the Grant County coroner, and an official autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
Fall quarter classes begin online at Big Bend next week.
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