The Macalester College “community is heartbroken” by the death of a student in an off-campus accident, the St. Paul college announced Thursday.

Binta Maina, 21, was a senior biology and neuroscience major with a minor in psychology.

St. Paul police responded to a medical assist call in the Snelling-Hamline neighborhood just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday.

Multiple witnesses told officers that Maina accidentally fell down a flight of stairs inside a residence in the 1500 block of Hague Avenue where a party was taking place, according to Nikki Muehlhausen, a police spokesperson.

St. Paul Fire Department medics took Maina to the hospital.

“Binta was a cherished member of our community — bright, kind, and full of life,” according to a social media post from Macalester College. She “was known fo

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