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WKU student jumps from dorm window

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - Campus police at Western Kentucky University say a 19-year-old student has jumped from a dorm window at Pearce Ford Tower.

Police told WBKO-TV (http://bit.ly/W9UnQi) that incident happened shortly after midnight on Saturday, and officers found the 19-year-old male still breathing. He was life-flighted to a hospital. His current condition was unclear.

Students at the dorm told the station that they heard glass break, then saw a body on the ground.

The school's website says the co-ed dorm has 27 stories and is located on the south end of the campus.


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