A student went up to the tower of her university to take a picture and fell 12 meters high

A 22 year old student Fordham University, New York, died Sunday night after falling from a height of more than twelve meters, in the steeple of the faculty.

In a statement, the university center confirmed the death of Sydney Paige Moinfries, a student from Portland, Oregon, who was a few weeks away from diploma of the career of Journalism

"It is a great sadness to announce that Sydney Monfries, a senior student at Fordham College in Rose Hill, pbaded away today after fall in the early hours of the morning. We accompany Sydney's parents, their families and friends in the feeling – their loss is unimaginable, and we share their grief – said the letter signed by the rector, Joseph M. McShane.

According to the New York Police Department on Sunday morning, the girl left with a group of friends for the narrow spiral staircases this led to the top of the bell tower.

L & # 39; student stumbled on one of the landingsand fell 12 meters high through one of the holes. The authorities explained that he had lost consciousness when he hit his head against the ground.

Emergency services arrived at the place where the small space makes it difficult for paramedics and prevented the entry of a stretcher. They took care of her in the tower and, when they managed to revive her, they left the belfry through one of the windows.

From there she was transferred to St. Barnabas Hospital, located in the Bronx in a "critical state". He died a few hours later, after the arrival of his parents at the medical center, accompanied by a priest who had given him extreme unction.

The journalism student and her friends they had gone out for dinner in a restaurant He specialized in roast meats and decided to climb to the tower as a kind of "rite" before graduation, as revealed by other faculty students.

"It's typical of older students Go to the most popular campus building. Recently, people have heard that the door is open. They usually go around 1:00 or 2:00 to drink and see the sights, "said student Priscilla Morales. The New York Times.

According to the American newspaper, the girl uploaded a video on Snapchat a few minutes before falling, where he shared images of New York's views from the tower. Her friends told the newspaper that Sydney Paige wanted to take pictures of the watch for her Instagram account.