{"id":282788,"date":"2026-04-23T23:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282788\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:08:08","slug":"uc-berkeley-campus-sees-2-deaths-in-under-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282788\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Berkeley campus sees 2 deaths in under 24 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two men, one a student and one not, died on or very near UC Berkeley\u2019s campus this week.<\/p>\n<p>The student, 21,\u00a0 appears to have fallen from a Durant Avenue housing complex Tuesday. The other man was found dead outside Sproul Hall Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>UCPD officers first went to the Unit 3 Residence Hall shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday after a report that someone had fallen, Sgt. Jacob Westlie said in an email. The student, a Berkeley resident, was pronounced dead at the scene within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Alameda County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s Coroner\u2019s Bureau said his cause of death was still pending investigation, though Westlie said \u201cno foul play is suspected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next day, shortly after noon, university staff found another man dead, this time in some bushes near Sproul Hall, Westlie said. The coroner\u2019s office has not yet identified that man, and his cause of death is also pending, but Westlie said there was \u201cno immediate indication of foul play\u201d in that death either.<\/p>\n<p>University officials invited students and staff who might need them to use <a href=\"http:\/\/uhs.berkeley.edu\/counseling\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">university counseling services<\/a>. Alameda County offers a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crisissupport.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">24-hour crisis support line<\/a>\u00a0for those seeking mental health assistance. The support line can be reached at 800-309-2131.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo: Kelly Sullivan for Berkeleyside<\/p>\n<p class=\"gform_required_legend\">&#8220;*&#8221; indicates required fields<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/author\/alex-gecan\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776985688_199_cropped-Alex-Gecan-.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-120 photo\" height=\"120\" width=\"120\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex N. Gecan joined Berkeleyside in 2023 as a senior reporter covering public safety. He has covered criminal justice, courts and breaking and local news for The Middletown Press, Stamford Advocate and&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/author\/alex-gecan\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Alex N. 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