Person dies after falling off Ohio Stadium stands during Ohio State University graduation

Ohio Stadium exterior

A 2019 file photo of the exterior of Ohio Stadium before a NCAA football game between Ohio State University and Florida Atlantic. A person died Sunday after falling off the stadium stands during OSU's graduation ceremony. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)AP

♐COLUMBUS, Ohio — A person died at Ohio Stadium Sunday after falling from the stands during Ohio State University’s graduation ceremony.

University spokesman Ben Johnson had few additional details. He said police and other emergency responders are on scene. The university will𒉰 ma☂ke counseling and other support resources available to those affected by it, Johnson said.

An eyewitness , which has reporters on scene, that the person fell just as the final graduates were filing past the area where the fall occurred. The commencement ceremony’s speakers did not reference the incident, the Dispatc📖h reported.

that medics decla𒊎red the person dead at 12:25 p.m. The ceremony was scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. and las𝐆t for two and a half to three hours, according to OSU officials.

This breaking story will be updated as additional details becom🐼e available.

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