Details emerge of student's fall from Davis Wade Stadium's jumbrotron
This past weekend brought tragic news from Starkville.
Twenty-one year old Andrew Scott Demboski died after falling from Mississippi State’s jumbotron atop Davis Wade Stadium late Saturday night. Demboski was with two other students when he fell around 1:30 a.m.
Following the incident, Mississippi State released the following statement.
“MSU can confirm the death of a student in an apparent accidental fall in the early morning hours today on the MSU campus near the M-Club building. The student is Andrew Scott Demboski, 21, of Ocean Springs. He was a junior Environmental Economics and Management major in the MSU 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 this incident is ongoing by MSU and county officials. MSU will have no additional comment on this matter until noon on Monday, May 9.”
Mississippi State University held a press conference Monday about the terrible incident, tweets courtesy of the Clarion Ledger’s Michael Bonner:
MSU administration has been in contact with student's family.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
MSU is still investigating the incident.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
MSU entered the locked stadium when they received the call. They cut the lock to enter.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
The students climbed the fence to get in. They entered the jumbotron through a service door.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
Dembowski fell through a spot that couldn't support his weight. One person stayed with him. Another went for help.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
Because he was still in the jumbotron, first responders had problems attending to him.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
Two other students have not been charged.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
MSU plans to review all security stadium measures
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
Moving forward MSU will prosecute any trespassers to the full extent of the law.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
The maintance door was supposed to be locked. Unsure if it was.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
Key information involved students jumped the fence, entered through a door that should have been locked. Uncertain at this time if it was.
— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) May 9, 2016
