SIU student hospitalized after 4-story fall

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Story Created: Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:19 AM

Story Updated: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:52 AM

Southern Illinois University spokesperson Rod Sievers confirmed that a student fell out a window on the fourth floor of University Hall early this morning.

University Hall is a residence hall on the east side of campus near Wall Street.

In a message Friday morning, Chancellor Rita Cheng identified the student as freshman Tyler Gravitt of Matteson.

Gravitt  was taken to Carbondale Memorial Hospital, then to a St. Louis hospital with what Sievers referred to as "serious injuries."

SIU police is investigating the incident, but authorities say the fall appears accidental.