UW Student Said to Have Died After Slip, Suffered Embolism
February 7, 2019 4:53PM PST
SEATTLE (AP) – A 19-year-old University of Washington student who died after reportedly slipping on a sidewalk and hitting her head had actually suffered a blood clot in her lungs.
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday that the cause of sophomore Hayley Smith’s death was a pulmonary embolism.
University police had said it appeared she slipped and hit her head while walking near Drumheller Fountain on Wednesday morning. There were patches of ice in the area.
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