PHILADELPHIA - December 11, 2008 - College officials say Ryan Smith died Thursday. He had fallen
from the fifth floor of the Fisher Hassenfeld College House at
about 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
It is not clear what caused the fall. Smith lived in another
dorm.
His family said through a university spokeswoman earlier this
week that they do not believe it was a suicide attempt.
Smith was from Rose Valley, a Philadelphia suburb. He was a
sophomore engineering major.
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