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William Meyers, the 19-year-old Ohio State student found dead inside the school’s football stadium in September, died by suicide, Franklin County Coroner’s Office officials have concluded.
On the morning of September 26, fire officials were called to the football stadium known as the ‘Horseshoe,’ where Meyers was found, according to People.com.
Now, local coroners have revealed that Meyers jumped to his death, according to an autopsy obtained by People.com.
Daily Mail has reached out to the Franklin County Coroner’s Office for confirmation.
Meyers was a third-year accounting student who’d done several internships in the financial sector, according to his LinkedIn page.
His LinkedIn profile includes mention of a non-profit organization he started as a child to help collect used and unused sports equipment for Connecticut communities.
William Meyers (pictured), the 19-year-old Ohio State student found dead at the Buckeyes stadium, died by suicide, Franklin County Coroner’s Office officials have now concluded
On the morning of September 26, fire officials were called to the football stadium known as the ‘Horseshoe,’ where Meyers was found, according to People.com
Although the team is coming off a national championship and currently ranks first in the country, Meyers' death comes amid a difficult two-year stretch in Columbus.
Larissa Brady, 53, was attending her daughter's spring commencement last May and told her family she wanted to move higher into the stadium, before she was seen climbing over the wall and falling to her death.
In the aftermath of her death, it was revealed that Brady had suffered from mental health issues and had attempted suicide twice before. Her husband also told police she had not been taking her medications.
The Ohio State football program is currently mourning the loss of former Buckeyes center Nick Mangold, who went on to a decorated career with the New York Jets. Mangold had battled kidney disease in recent years and publicly sought a donor last month prior to his sudden passing.
In this shot shared on Instagram by ex-Jets guard Willie Colon (far left), several of Mangold's former Jets teammates are pictured outside the church where he was honored this week
Former Ohio State receiver Roy Hall Jr. attended Mangold's funeral on Wednesday, afterwards sharing a touching social media post about the man he called his 'Buckeye brother.'
'Nick was a National Champion and an All-Pro, but his greatest victories were as a husband, father, and servant,' Hall wrote.
'Fulfillment doesn't come from what you earn, but from who you impact. Legacy isn't built by status, it's built by service. May we all live with that kind of purpose.'
Mangold leaves behind his wife, Jennifer, and their children Matthew, Eloise, Thomas and Charlotte.
