Police are investigating whether a second Dartmouth College student found dead in the Connecticut River was involved in a hazing incident.
On July 7 around 7:30 p.m., Hanover police and New Hampshire Fish and Game discovered the body of 20-year-old Won Jang about 65 feet offshore after an extensive search. He had been last seen the prior evening in the Boathouse Road area, near the river docks.
An initial investigation indicated no foul play was suspected, police said, but Hanover Police Chief Charles Dennis told WMUR9 last week that his department is looking into potential hazing incidents. The department is awaiting autopsy results regarding the cause of death.
"There is some evidence of alcohol involved, certainly from witnesses and talking with things like that. Again, that's all part of our investigation. We did receive an anonymous email ... through the college that there may be some hazing involved, so we certainly will look into that aspect, too," Dennis said.
A Dartmouth spokesperson told Fox News that the college had suspended two Greek organizations - Beta Alpha Omega and Alpha Phi - amid the investigation.
The school community is "grieving the tragic loss of Won Jang," the spokesperson told the outlet. "[A] counseling team has been by the family's side ... and Dartmouth is providing every possible support it can to Won's parents, family and friends."
Jang is the second student from the Ivy League school to be found dead in the Connecticut River in as many months.
The body of graduate student Kexin Cai, 26, was discovered by a Vermont fisherman on May 21; she had been missing since May 15. No foul play is suspected in her death.
About a month earlier, the Dartmouth community also mourned the loss of classmate Julia Cross, who died from a rare type of bone cancer.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about Jang's death to contact the Hanover Police Department at 603-643-2222.
