Coroner Lists Cause Of Death For Grace Student As Pulmonary Embolus
Coroner Lists Cause Of Death For Grace Student As Pulmonary Embolus
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Coroner Lists Cause Of Death For Grace Student As Pulmonary EmbolusWhile COVID did play a role in contributing to the death of Grace College student Bethany Nesbitt, her death was not caused by the virus, according to Kosciusko County Coroner Anthony W. Ciriello on Tuesday.
After a complete investigation and autopsy, her death was ruled natural due to a pulmonary embolus that had not been previously detected, he said.
On Friday, Grace College reported Nesbitt was discovered deceased in her residence hall at approximately 10 a.m.
All classes were cancelled Friday, and all sport events on Friday and Saturday were postponed.
A campus-wide prayer meeting was held at 1:30 p.m. outside of the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center to pray for the family and friends of Nesbitt on Friday. Grace College President Dr. Bill Katip led the campus in prayer.
Nesbitt, 20, was a third-year psychology major at Grace College from Grand Ledge, Mich. The youngest of nine children, her ambition was to become a child life specialist working with ill and disabled children in a hospital setting, according to a previous news release from Grace.
On Tuesday, Grace College President Dr. Bill Katip made the following statement: “Grace College students, faculty and staff continue to pray for the Nesbitt family and mourn the loss of a beloved classmate and friend, Bethany Nesbitt. We are also working with the family to honor Bethany’s legacy. She will always be remembered for her joyful spirit, her love for the Lord and others and her positive impact on campus.
“It is in times like these that our only sure and true comfort comes from knowing the Lord, the God of all creation. I am reminded of what the psalmist says in Psalm 73: ‘My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.’”
Grace College has detailed protocol and procedures in place to care for students, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on campus and to monitor anyone on campus with COVID-19 symptoms. These procedures were followed in the care of Nesbitt, the release from Grace states.
