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Delaware Freshman Dies After Party

By Alison Go

November 10, 2008 RSS Feed Print

A University of Delaware freshman died early Saturday morning from what police suspect was alcohol poisoning at a party, the News Journal reports. Brett Griffin, 18, was unconscious when police arrived just before 3 a.m. and later died at a nearby hospital. The house that had hosted the party was home to several members of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, which authorities say Griffin—a varsity wrestler at South Brunswick High School in New Jersey—was pledging.

An autopsy was conducted Sunday, but an official cause of death has not been announced.

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Very sad, but died date is already settled when he was born,should avoid Haram wines and Alcohols,its a worst habits.

Asif Alam 5:36AM November 17, 2008

Very sad to see a promising life is lost unneccesarily. All the colleges must do some more to educate these young ones to avoid such habits /behaviour.

Dr Rajesh Sharma 11:27AM November 12, 2008

Very sad.

Rachel of MI 11:34AM November 11, 2008

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