00:00Autopsy confirms cause of death of 19-year-old Ohio State student found at stadium.
00:06Authorities say the 19-year-old Ohio State student found in the football stadium died by suicide, according to the New York Post.
00:13The Franklin County Coroner's Office said William Myers of Fairfield, Connecticut, jumped to his death at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on September 26.
00:21A report obtained by People magazine ruled the death a suicide.
00:25First responders found Myers around 10 a.m. in the stadium's northeast corner.
00:30Investigators ruled out foul play but remain unsure how he entered beforehand.
00:34Myers was a third-year accounting student at Ohio State, described as an engaged student and community volunteer.
00:41He co-founded a charitable organization with his older brother that collected and donated new and used sports equipment to local youth centers.
00:48In his LinkedIn profile, Myers emphasized his personal commitment to ethics and growth.
00:55Some of my core values are respect, ethics, improvement, and integrity.
01:00All of which I want to bring with me when I enter the workforce, he wrote.
01:03A graduate of Fairfield Ludlow High School, Myers had expressed a love for word games such as Scrabble and enjoyed performing magic in his free time.
01:12His death is the second fatal fall at the stadium in less than two years.
01:15In May 2024, Georgia resident Larissa Brady, 53, died during commencement.
01:22Officials said Brady had a documented history of mental health issues.
01:26University officials have not commented further on Myers' case beyond confirming the coroner's findings.
01:32Counseling resources were made available to students and faculty following the incident.
01:36The Ohio State community held a private memorial, and friends and classmates described him as intelligent, kind, and deeply involved.
01:44Authorities released no additional timeline details.
01:47The stadium was closed to the public, and campus police reported no security breaches.
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