The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Peyton Hall, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene. The university says the death appears to be accidental.
Authorities say Hall fell about 55 feet at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday from a balcony at the Campus View Suites II on-campus housing units at about 2:30 a.m Sunday.
His fall was witnessed by several other students and “appears to be an accidental death,” according to a Utah Tech news release, “although the investigation is ongoing.”
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
