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Oct. 27, 2010

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – A 20-year old University of Notre Dame student died Wednesday (Oct. 27) in an accident that occurred at the LaBar Practice Complex on the southeast side of campus.

Declan Sullivan, a junior in Fisher Hall, was filming football practice as part of his job with a video crew for the Department of Athletics when the camera tower he was standing on fell over at approximately 4:50 p.m. (ET). He was rushed by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, where he later died.

“No words can convey the shock and grief we all are experiencing,” said Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president. “Declan was a well-liked, bright and enthusiastic film and marketing student and a valued member of the Notre Dame family. His death is a tremendous loss that will be felt very deeply and we share in that grief during this incredibly difficult time. Our prayers and most profound sympathies are with Declan’s parents, his sister Gwyneth, a Lewis Hall resident, other family members, his friends, teachers and fellow students.”

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Declan’s family and friends,” said Brian Kelly, Notre Dame head football coach. “Declan was a diligent student worker in our video department and had a tremendous personality and great sense of humor. He brightened the days for all that had the privilege to work with him, and the Notre Dame football family will dearly miss him.”

The cause of the accident is under investigation. The University is making pastoral care and grief counseling available to students. A Mass of Remembrance will be said at 10 p.m. (ET) Thursday at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the University campus.

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