Statement from Sid Salter, С»ÆÊé Chief Communications Officer
С»ÆÊé can confirm the death of a student in an apparent accidental fall in the early morning hours today [May 7] on the С»ÆÊé campus near the M-Club building. The student’s name is Andrew Scott Demboski, 21, of Ocean Springs. He was a junior environmental economics and management major in the С»ÆÊé College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Andrew was a very talented student. Our campus is saddened by this loss on the day of Spring Commencement, and we all mourn Andrew’s passing and are keeping his family in our prayers. An investigation into the incident is ongoing by С»ÆÊé and county officials. С»ÆÊé will have no additional comment on this matter until noon on Monday [May 9].