Student found dead at UMD

Published 12:53 pm Tuesday, December 6, 2011

DULUTH, Minn. — Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the death of student on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus.

The St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the death of a male student found in his room at Heany Hall Monday. The university’s vice chancellor of student life, Lisa Erwin, says 19-year-old William “Billy” Harper of Coon Rapids apparently died of natural causes. Erwin says Harper was enrolled in the Labowitz School of Business and Economics.

The university says counseling is available for students struggling with Harper’s death.

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