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Student dies after jump from TSU dorm first floor

Posted on May 04, 2011

SAN MARCOS, Texas - One student has died and another is hospitalized after jumping from a Texas State University dormitory first-floor window and falling about six feet.

School spokesman Mark Hendricks says 24-year-old sophomore Eirin Ann Hicks of Temple suffered head injuries in the incident around 2 a.m. Tuesday at Laurel Hall. She died hours later at University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin. Hicks was a resident adviser.

A freshman, 19-year-old Kristin McCreery of the Houston area, remained hospitalized Wednesday with back injuries. Hospital spokeswoman Ellen Decareau (DEK'-uh-roh) says McCreery was in fair condition.

Hendricks says a male student who also jumped from the window, above a hill, wasn't hurt.

University police were interviewing students to determine what happened.

Counselors were available at TSU in San Marcos, located 30 miles south of Austin.

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