Authorities have identified Jakub Janecka ’98 as the deceased man found in a shallow pool of Cascadilla Creek gorge, directly below the College Avenue Bridge.
The body of the thirty-three-year-old from Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, was removed from the gorge at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8. The bridge links central campus to Collegetown. A caller to the Tompkins County 911 Center had reported that a man had jumped from the bridge.
The incident is an “apparent suicide,” said Tommy Bruce, vice president for university communications. Foul play is not suspected, Ithaca Police said Wednesday, and the investigation is ongoing.
“We’re always saddened by a tragic loss of life, regardless of the circumstances,” said Deputy Chief Kathy Zoner of the Cornell University Police Department. “Our hearts go out to the friends and family of this individual.”
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