An Ohio student fatally injured during a suspected fog is kept alive so his organs can be donated.
Stone Foltz, a 20-year-old second-year student at Bowling Green State University, is “donating his organs” after the incident, family lawyer Sean Alto told local news on Saturday.
“For now, Stone is still with us,” Alto said. “The nature of the haze incident is still being investigated, but I can tell you that it involved a large amount of alcohol consumed during a very short time during a fraternity promise event.”
Foltz admitted to hospital after a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity event held off-campus Columbus Dispatch. He was reportedly forced as a new member of the fraternity and forced to drink large amounts of alcohol, the university said.
After the event, fraternity members left Foltz at his apartment, where his roommates found him, called 911 and transported him to the hospital.
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Bowling Green police and the university are currently investigating Pi Kappa Alpha over the “alleged incident of alcohol-related arson during an off-campus event,” the international Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity organization (PIKE) said.
“The International Brotherhood is appalled and furious at this incident,” PIKE added. “The fraternity has a zero-tolerance policy against illegal activities, drug abuse, bullying and exposure of any kind.”
In a statement shared to Twitter on Saturday, the university confirmed that the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is being placed on interim suspension due to alleged exposure.
“This tragic incident has definitely affected our students and community,” the statement continued. “BGSU is not only committed to investigating students and conducting law enforcement investigations, but also to a full investigation into the prevention and compliance responsibilities of each Greek chapter under the university policy prohibiting exposure.”
“This morning we started meeting with our student leaders to determine the short- and long-term future of fraternity and women’s life at BGSU. In the coming days, we will also review all other student organizations,” the university added. .
Initially, the headquarters of the fraternity said The blade Saturday that Foltz passed away. But the organization quickly withdrew its statement, saying it was still alive.
“It’s insensitive and inappropriate to make a statement that he died when he was not yet. The information is still coming out, just wait and gather the facts. It’s awful to do it in front of the family. They are only focused on their son, their brother, their grandson, ”Alto told ABC News.
In a separate statement to the Shipping, the lawyer said that Foltz’s family is “now focused on their son.”
“I expect them to take it hour by hour, day by day,” he added.
Newsweek contact Bowling Green State University for additional information.