Two University of Mississippi students found dead, drug-related investigation underway
Two University of Mississippi students have been found dead amid a drug-related investigation, according to authorities.
Mississippi dispatch audio describes the response to a possible overdose at Ole Miss
Dispatch audio provided by Broadcastify describes firefighters' response to an unresponsive person at the University of Mississippi's Stewart Hall Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities are investigating two separate deaths involving students on the same day.
According to the schools's website, Stewart Hall is a seven-story residential building for male students that opened in 1963. It is located on Women's Terrace, near the heart of campus.
The dispatcher can be heard reporting to first responders that the subject doesn't appear to be breathing and that they were attempting to coach someone through CPR over the phone as firefighters raced to the scene.
According to the radio traffic, firefighters responded in just under a minute after receiving the call.
Lafayette County narcotics investigators have said that the drug Kratom was found at the scene of both deaths, which are being probed separately. However, it remains unclear whether the drug or something else caused the deaths of those students.
Ole Miss deaths probe prompts urgent warning to students as cases draw state, federal response
As the investigation continues into the suspicious deaths of two University of Mississippi students Tuesday, students are being urged to avoid taking drugs as police continue their work.
Lafayette County authorities said in a statement they were working with other local departments as well as state and federal agencies, while questions remain about what happened.
Police said they found the drug Kratom at both scenes, but they have not conclusively linked it to either death.
Greek Life organizations were also reportedly warning members of a powerful synthetic opioid called cychlorphine, according to the campus newspaper.
"When things tragic like this happen, it's important to me for students to know that this is a person, not just a giant headline," Raegan Settle, editor in chief of the student-run Daily Mississippian newspaper, told CBS Mornings Wednesday. "This is somebody that you went to class with."
Multiple fraternities and sororities at the University of Mississippi have issued warnings to their members about the synthetic opioid cychlorphine after two students were found dead in separate incidents on campus, according to the college newspaper, the Daily Mississippian.
Cychlorphine can be countered with the opioid antidote, Narcan, which is available for free to students, according to authorities.
According to the paper, students were warned that multiple doses of Narcan may need to be administered due to cychloprhine's "extreme potency."
Ole Miss fraternities, sororities sound alarm, scrap social events
Multiple fraternities and sororities at the University of Mississippi have issued warnings to their members about the synthetic opioid cychlorphine after two students were found dead in separate incidents on campus, according to the college newspaper, the Daily Mississippian.
Cychlorphine can be countered with the opioid antidote, Narcan, which is available for free to students, according to authorities.
According to the paper, students were warned that multiple doses of Narcan may need to be administered due to cychloprhine's "extreme potency."
Lafayette county authorities have said that a different drug, Kratom, was found at the scene of both deaths and that separate investigations are underway. Police are urging the public to avoid using that drug. As of Wednesday morning, it had not been confirmed as playing a role in either death.
The campus Greek Life community is also on edge, with some groups canceling planned events this week, according to the school paper.
Two Ole Miss students found dead as packaged Kratom is recovered in both locations
Two "college-aged individuals" were found dead in separate incidents Tuesday, with packages of the over-the-counter drug Kratom in both locations, according to Lafayette County authorities.
The drug had not immediately been linked to either incident, and separate investigations were underway, authorities said.
The University of Mississippi separately confirmed that both victims were students at Ole Miss.
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