Statement from Sid Salter, Ï㽶ֱ²¥Chief Communications Officer
Ï㽶ֱ²¥can confirm the death of a student in an apparent accidental fall in the early morning hours today [May 7] on the Ï㽶ֱ²¥campus near the M-Club building. The student’s name is Andrew Scott Demboski, 21, of Ocean Springs. He was a junior environmental economics and management major in the Ï㽶ֱ²¥College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Andrew was a very talented student. Our campus is saddened by this loss on the day of Spring Commencement, and we all mourn Andrew’s passing and are keeping his family in our prayers. An investigation into the incident is ongoing by Ï㽶ֱ²¥and county officials. Ï㽶ֱ²¥will have no additional comment on this matter until noon on Monday [May 9].