It's rather eerie that this thread I started almost four years ago was revived today, since I haven't been on GC in quite a while. I saw a promo for the local news earlier this evening, but missed the story. I found it online. Here's an excerpt:
OREGON, Ill. — Investigators in northern Illinois are trying to determine what caused the death of an Illinois Wesleyan University student from New York.
Authorities say 18-year-old Brandon Landau was found Sunday after a party thrown at White Pines State Park outside Oregon, about 85 miles west of Chicago. He was pronounced dead after being airlifted to Rockford Memorial Hospital.
Illinois Wesleyan spokesman Matt Kurz says Landau was from the Bronx and was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity.
Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia's (fih-DOO'-shuhz) office says an autopsy Monday was inconclusive and investigators are waiting for toxicology and other tests.
The coroner's office says when Landau was found his lower torso was in a stream and his upper body was on a log. He'd suffered superficial cuts and abrasions.
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP45ea...1094312c4.html
I was about to check GC just to see if there had been any additions to the thread, when I saw the email alerting me to PiKA2001's post. I was pretty shocked at the coincidence.
This stuff is very strange. As many times as I walked home drunk while in college, I never felt the inclination to head for a body of water.
Thank you all for thinking about these strange happenings.
Jono