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« W. Warwick Marine died in flash flood in Iraq | Today | URI postpones today's softball, baseball games » April 4, 2006Brown senior dies in Peru rafting accidentA Brown University senior, who was poised to graduate next month, has drowned in a rafting accident while traveling in Peru, according to university officials. Alison Michener, whose parents live in Pasadena, Calif., died Friday, according to a letter e-mailed to the university community by Dean of the College Paul Armstrong and David A. Greene, vice president for campus life and student services. Another passenger on the raft also reportedly drowned when the raft capsized, but university spokeswoman Molly de Ramel said the university has no information about that person. Armstrong and Greene have said they will share information with the university community as it becomes available about any memorial services for Michener. Nothing is planned yet. Counseling is available for Michener's friends on campus, de Ramel said. A close friend of Michener's from Brown was also in the raft and survived the accident, officials said. De Ramel has not released that student’s name. Armstrong and Greene described Michener as “an exceptionally talented student,” who was scheduled to earn a bachelor’s degree in biology next month. Michener was writing a senior thesis on bacteria populations in marine waters. She had hoped to earn a Ph.D. in biology and direct research projects that would improve the lives of others, officials reported. Born in Colorado, Michener later moved to Pasadena with her parents, Stuart and Nancy Michener, who still live there. Posted by Kate Bramson CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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