Appalachian State student dies after medical emergency
BOONE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Police say a 23-year-old student at Appalachian State died at a hospital after being found in distress at an off-campus residence.
It's the eighth death of a student at the university this academic year, and the third in the past month.
A news release on Saturday from the Boone Police Department said that authorities responded Friday night to a medical emergency.
The release said Michael C. Schmitt, of Charlotte, was taken to a hospital where he died. There were no signs of foul play.
Earlier this month, a student at the university died in a vehicle crash and another student, from Raleigh, was found dead in her dorm room.
Three other students were found dead the previous semester. Investigators have found no evidence of foul play in the deaths.
