Students stumble across an unconscious person while walking to class. Bad smell could be to blame.

On their daily walk to class the morning of Monday, March 24th, a group of still half-asleep Katies were startled out of their slumber when they encountered an unconscious body lying within a haze of week old trash with hint of chlorine smell on the ramp along the side of St. Catherine University’s Butler Center.

Upon being found, the unconscious individual was brought to Regions Hospital where they regained consciousness hours later. The individual was found to be a local community member on their morning walk when they were hit by a wave of unconsciousness on the St. Kate’s campus. Investigators found the individual to be clear of any possible substances that would contribute to their unconscious state.

When asked for his thoughts on the scene, Head investigator David Williamson explained, “Being the victim was found to be clear of any substance use and has no illnesses that have an impact on one’s state of consciousness, we have to take into consideration the location of the scene. The individual was found in a location that was reported to be rather malodorous by the students who encountered the incident. Of course, we cannot prove a foul smell to be what caused the victim to go unconscious, but we most certainly need to consider it as a possibility.”…

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