Student Dies After Falling 11 Stories Down Trash Chute

Student Dies After Falling 11 Stories Down Trash Chute
The Penn State University campus in University Park, Pa., on Nov. 8, 2011. Rob Carr/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—A 19-year-old Penn State student who had been reported missing probably died after falling 11 stories down a trash chute in her campus apartment building, authorities said Friday.

Justine Gross, a sophomore from New Jersey, was reported missing Nov. 11 after not returning to her room the night before.