College Senior Falls to Her Death From Fordham University: Reports

Sydney Monfries was just weeks from graduating

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A senior student at Fordham University in New York died after climbing the university’s famed bell tower to take a photo of New York City’s skyline.

Sydney Monfries, 22, climbed the tower at around 3 a.m. when she fell through an opening, dropping 40 feet to her death, reported the New York Post.