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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The death of a woman who fell from Ohio Stadium during Ohio State University’s spring commencement on Sunday has been identified as a Georgia resident, authorities announced Tuesday.
Larissa Brady, 53, of Woodstock, Georgia, north of Marietta, was pronounced dead at 12:25 p.m. Sunday at the scene outside Ohio Stadium by Columbus firefighters, according to the coroner’s office. Brady was identified by her fingerprints, the coroner’s office said.
Brady’s daughter was receiving a bachelor’s degree during the ceremony, according to the university’s program . Brady spoke to her daughter as she entered the stadium for commencement, the coroner’s office report stated.
Brady then went into the stadium with her husband and 12-year-old son to sit and watch the ceremony, according to an investigative report from the coroner’s office. Once seated, Brady then told her family she wanted to move higher into the stadium and her family told investigators they lost sight of her.