Cause of death released for 21-year-old Iowa student found dead in sorority parking lot Share Updated: 8:18 AM CST Feb 24, 2021
Cause of death released for 21-year-old Iowa student found dead in sorority parking lot Share Updated: 8:18 AM CST Feb 24, 2021
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Show Transcript KAYLA: THIS IS THE TRI DELTA HOUSE, WHERE AMES POLICE SPENT A PORTION OF THE MORNING SPEAKIN WITH PEOPLE AND TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. WE RECEIVED A MEDICAL CALL OF A FEMALE WHO WAS UNCONSCIOUS IN THE PARKING LOT. KAYLA: WHAT STARTED AS A MEDICAL CALL TO THE DELTA DELTA DELTA HOUSE SOON BECAME A DEATH INVESTIGATIO AMES POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SORORITY HOUSE A LITTLE BEFORE 10:00 ON FRIDAY MORNING, AFTER THEY SAY A SORORITY MEMBER FOUND THE BODY OUTSIDE THE MEDICAL TEAM PRONOUNCED THE WOMAN DEAD AT THE SCENE. POLICE SAY THE WOMAN WAS A MEMBER OF THE DELTA DELTA DELTA SORORITY. WE BELIEVE THAT SHE HAD BEEN THERE SINCE EARLY MORNING HOURS, LIKE
ISU Student Found Dead in Parking Lot, Cause of Death Released
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According to KCCI, Ames police were called to Delta Delta Delta sorority located at 302 Ash Ave at 9:49 a.m. on January 2 after a caller reported a college-aged female was found unconscious in the parking lot . That female was 21-year-old Olivia Chutich, a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and We Are Iowa reports that there was no evidence of foul play.
KCCI reports that the State Medical Examiner s Office completed an autopsy on January 24 that determined the cause of death to be accidental, and caused by acute alcohol intoxication and hypothermia. Around the time Chutich was found, the National Weather Service recorded a temperature of 11 degrees, with overnight temps as low as 8 degrees.
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