Fatal Case of Alleged College Hazing
Tearfully Kristin's mom said, "Somebody has to account for this…somebody has to go down for this…you know this is just not right."
Two young women drown in Playa Del Rey in the middle of the night. The family of one the victims believes it was a case of hazing. The young woman was pledging a college sorority.
Apparently the two women swimming at night with friends at Dockweiler State Beach drowned after they were overcome by high tide and rough surf.
Kenitha Saafir, 24, of Compton, and Kristin HIgh, 22, of Los Angeles, were pronounced dead at the scene, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ed Funes.
Kristin
"The incident is being investigated as an accidental drowning at this time," Funes said.
The women were at the beach near 63rd Avenue and Speedway about 11:30 p.m. Sunday when they were pulled under the waves.
The women were there with four friends, said Sgt. Cindy Halloford of the LAPD's Pacific Station.
The family of one of the victims says she was pushed into the water by her own desire to join the sorority. They were involved in illegal underground hazing.
Patricia Fargas, Kristin's mother said her daughter lost her life because she wanted to join a sorority.
Though at this time it is being called an accidentally drowning the Kristin's fiancé said it was more. He says somebody has to pay for this in civil and criminal court. He said that they will push the issue.
Tearfully Kristin's mom said, "Somebody has to account for this…somebody has to go down for this…you know this is just not right."
Apparently this morning members of the sorority phoned the mother to tell her this had nothing to do with hazing, but two other girls that got out alive told her a different story.
The sorority denies that it was hazing. They say they do not allow it.
The survivors told the Patricia that her daughter died a hero. She was trying to save somebody. Patricia says she wants her voice to be heard to stop hazing across the country.
Last Updated: Sep 10, 2002
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