Indiana College Student With COVID-19 Found Dead In Dorm While Quarantining
Bethany Nesbitt, a 20-year-old Indiana college student with COVID-19, was found dead in her dorm room while quarantining. School officials and family members say around 10 a.m. last Friday (Oct. 30) Nesbitt, was discovered lifeless in a residence hall at Grace College, an evangelical Christian school in Winona Lake, about 40 miles northwest of Fort Wayne.
Kosciusko County coroner Tony Ciriello says Nesbitt tested positive for the novel virus and ruled her death “natural due to a pulmonary embolus that had not been previously detected.” A pulmonary embolus is described as a blockage of an artery in the lungs, most commonly from a blood clot.
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Nesbitt’s brother, Stephen Nesbitt, who’s a sportswriter for The Athletic, took to Twitter to confirm her passing. He says his sister first began experiencing symptoms of coronavirus a week before her death, and later tested positive. However, she never received her results due to a clerical error. Days before her passing, Nesbitt, who had asthma, was rushed to an emergency room due to a drop in her oxygen saturation level. After an ER doctor determined her case wasn’t severe, as she seemed to be recovering, he ordered her to quarantine in her single-room dorm.
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Bethany was the baby of our family, the youngest of nine. She loved Jesus. She loved memes. And she loved her family and friends until the very end.
The following is a statement from our family. We are declining all interviews at this time. pic.twitter.com/XDsLXYZPlW
— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) November 3, 2020
This outpouring of love and support is overwhelming. I haven't even begun to respond to those who have replied, DM'd, emailed, texted or donated. There are thousands of you. Truly, on behalf of my family, thank you, thank you, thank you for helping us honor Bethany's memory.
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— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) November 3, 2020