A large presence of first responders arrived at the northeast side of Ohio Stadium on Friday morning after the body of a 19-year-old Ohio State University student was discovered there.
As reported by The Columbus Dispatch, OSU spokesperson Ben Johnson identified the student as William Meyers from Fairfield, Conn.
"Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time. Counseling and Consultation Services are available for students in need of support by calling 614-292-5766," Johnson said in an email to The Dispatch.
Per the reporting of Emma Wozniak and Bailey Gallion, Meyer's cause of death has not been revealed. Johnson said Friday that foul play isn't suspected, and that there was no ongoing threat to the community.
The stadium was idle last weekend, with the Buckeyes football team in Washington to play the Huskies in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday.
A Columbus fire spokesperson said firefighters received an initial call to the scene at 9:56 a.m. Friday. Columbus fire and Ohio State University police officers were at the site, with several cruisers and officers directing pedestrians away from the scene near the intersection of Woody Hayes Drive and Tuttle Park Place.
According to Wozniak and Gallion, the news comes over a year after a woman died after falling from Ohio Stadium during the university's spring commencement ceremony, which police deemed an "apparent suicide."
