Cause of death of 19-year-old Conn. student found in Ohio State's football stadium

The 19-year-old Ohio State student found dead inside the university’s football stadium in September died by suicide, officials confirmed.

William Meyers, of Fairfield, Conn., jumped to his death at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Sept. 26, according to an autopsy report from the Franklin County Coroner’s Office obtained by People magazine .

First responders made the grisly discovery in the stadium’s northeast corner around 10 a.m. that same morning, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

William Meyers jumped to his death at Ohio Stadium in Columbus in September. Linkedin

Investigators quickly ruled out foul play at the time. It’s not clear how he got inside the stadium.

Meyers was a third-year accounting student at the university, according to the Lantern , the school’s student newsp