Notre Dame Student Falls to Death from Joyce Center Roof

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A 21-year-old student from Colorado who was one day away from graduating from the University of Notre Dame died Saturday after falling from the roof of the school's sports arena, school officials said.

William Meckling of Centennial, Colorado, joined a group that climbed onto the Joyce Center's roof early Saturday from a "relatively low point from outside the building," the university said in a statement.

The building's roof was wet from overnight rain, and Meckling fell shortly before 3:45 a.m. Two students alerted a campus security officer, who found Meckling unresponsive on the building's east side. He was pronounced dead at a hospital despite efforts to resuscitate him.

Floyd Robertson wrote:Notre Dame student dies after falling off sports arena roof

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A 21-year-old student from Colorado who was one day away from graduating from the University of Notre Dame died Saturday after falling from the roof of the school's sports arena, school officials said.

William Meckling of Centennial, Colorado, joined a group that climbed onto the Joyce Center's roof early Saturday from a "relatively low point from outside the building," the university said in a statement.

The building's roof was wet from overnight rain, and Meckling fell shortly before 3:45 a.m. Two students alerted a campus security officer, who found Meckling unresponsive on the building's east side. He was pronounced dead at a hospital despite efforts to resuscitate him.

Anything I might say about Notre Dame having problems with heights could sound insensitive. Condolences to the young man's family.