GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio — A University of Dayton student died Thursday evening in an apparent accidental drowning near his hometown.
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In an email sent out the the campus community, the university announced the 20-year-old Luke Skotzke, a rising sophomore, had died.
Skotzke drowned at Lake Taylor in Pilgrim Village around 9 p.m. on Thursday, WOIO, a CBS affiliate in Cleveland, reported.
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The lake is about 30 minutes from Skotzke’s hometown of Chardon, which is just east of Cleveland.
First responders pulled him from the water and rushed him to a local hospital, where he died.
Skotzke was a mechanical engineering major.
“We extend our deepest sympathy and prayers to Luke’s family, friends, faculty, staff and our entire campus community,” the university wrote.
Skotzke was a 2024 graduate of Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School in Chardon. Principal Jodie Ricci said in a social media post that he was a “dedicated leader of our campus ministry program and a recipient of the Living the Truth in Love Award for the many ways that he brought the mission and values of Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School to life.”
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