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Update: Police Believe Student Fell From Dorm Window

Police in Kingston, Ontario are still investigating the cause of death of Cameron Bruce, a 2010 Staples graduate. A Canadian newspaper reports that police believe he fell from the dorm building.

According to police, foul play has been ruled out as the cause of death for Cameron Bruce, a popular 2010 Staples graduate, but they believe he fell from a dorm building.

Bruce, 18, was found dead on Monday morning – the first day of class - at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. According to the Kingston Whig-Standard, police believe that Bruce accidentally fell out of his dorm room window.

"That's what our investigators believe, it was a fall from a building," Police Chief Stephen Tanner told the Whig-Standard. 

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Police said they do not believe it was a suicide and it was unknown if alcohol was involved, reported the Whig-Standard. The results from a toxicology report are still unknown. The cause of death is still being investigated and Kingston police have urged anyone that was with Bruce on the evening of Sept. 12 to come forward.

Bruce was majoring in engineering and was an accomplished trumpeter and swimmer in Westport.

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He is survived by his sister Margot, his parents Linda and Iain, and his grandmother Shirley.

Visiting hours will be at Saugatuck Congregational Church on Friday September 24, 4-8 p.m. A funeral will be held at Saugatuck Congregational Church on Saturday September 25 at 2 p.m. A celebration of Cameron's life will be held during the Thanksgiving weekend in November.

Donations in Cameron's memory may be made to the Cameron Bruce Scholarship for Trumpet at New England Music Camp, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney, ME 04330, or for a grant which will be established in his memory, at Staples Tuition Grants, PO Box 5159, Westport, CT 06881-5159.


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