Police are wanting into whether or not hazing performed a job within the dying of a Dartmouth School pupil whose physique was present in a river over the weekend.
Gained Jang, a member of the category of 2026, was reported lacking on Sunday afternoon after final being seen at a social gathering the night time earlier than, at docks close to the Connecticut River. Police searched the world with the assistance of a dive workforce, fish and recreation officers, and marine patrol. A number of hours later, they discovered Jang’s physique within the river roughly 65 toes offshore, in response to a media launch from the Hanover Police Division in New Hampshire.
Jang, 20, was a biomedical engineering main from Middletown, Delaware, who “enthusiastically took half within the Dartmouth neighborhood,” mentioned Dartmouth’s Dean of the School Scott Brown, in an announcement providing condolences to the neighborhood.
Two buddies of Jang wrote in an electronic mail to The Dartmouth, the school’s pupil newspaper, that Jang had attended a joint occasion the night time of July 6 between his fraternity, Beta Alpha Omega, and Alpha Phi, a sorority. The occasion had concerned alcohol, the 2 buddies mentioned.
Police Chief Charles Dennis informed WMUR-TV that they’d be wanting into the involvement of hazing.
“There’s some proof of alcohol concerned, definitely from witnesses and speaking with issues like that,” he informed the ABC affiliated information station. “Once more, that’s all a part of our investigation. We did obtain an nameless electronic mail this morning by means of the school that there could also be some hazing concerned, so we definitely will look into that side, too.”
A spokesperson for the school mentioned in an announcement Tuesday that Beta Alpha Omega and Alpha Phi have been suspended amid the investigation.
Final fall, Dartmouth’s faculty newspaper reported that an unnamed incident led to the suspension of Beta Alpha Omega by means of the 2024 summer season time period, which started in June and can run till August. The identical reporting discovered that Alpha Phi was placed on alcohol probation final winter.
Police mentioned {that a} reason behind dying for Jang has not been decided, however foul play isn’t suspected after an preliminary investigation.
Beta Alpha Omega and Alpha Phi didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
