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A Tragic Reminder to Gorge Swimmers

July 20, 2008 - 2:26pm
By Lindsay Myron
June 12th was an unfortunate reminder of just how dangerous Ithaca's surrounding gorges can be.

Cornell Student Drowns in Fall Creek Gorge

June 13, 2008 - 8:49am
By Sun Staff

Local emergency officials declared a Cornell student dead when his body was recovered from Fall Creek Gorge below the suspension bridge leading to North Campus last night around 9:20 p.m. He was later identified as 18-year-old Douglas Lowe from Shelton, Conn, a student in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Lowe was said to have been swimming in the gorge with about 12 other people when his body was pulled under the current, the Ithaca Journal reported. He slid down a smooth rock surface that leads to a swirling pool of collected water — often a popular swimming spot for Cornellians.