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A graduation ceremony at Ohio State University was hit by tragedy on Sunday after a person fell from a stadium stand and died.
The incident in Columbus, Ohio, happened at around 12.25pm, with the person reported dead when medics arrived, 10 WBNS reported.
Despite the incident, the ceremony reportedly carried on as planned as news of the death spread among students in the stands.
“Tragically, an individual fell from the stands and is deceased. We have no additional details to share at this time,” a spokesperson for the college told The Independent.
“For anyone affected by yesterday’s incident, we will make counselling and other support resources available.”
Around 12,500 students were in the stadium at the time.
On Monday, the Franklin County coroner’s office told The Independent it was still working to identify the person who had died.
A reporter for The Columbus Dispatch, who was at the event, said some students were visibly upset.
Ohio State University’s ceremonies took place after weeks of campus protests, which have swept across the country.
In Indiana, some students walked out of their ceremony on Saturday, while Pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan interrupted the event there.
In Columbus, Melissa Shivers, Ohio State’s senior vice president of student life, called for a day without interruptions.
“Today is a day for focusing on and celebrating our graduates,” she said before students arrived, according to the Dispatch.
