MAY 16, 2015 2:01p ET
MAY 16, 2015 2:01p ET
Tragedy struck Notre Dame on commencement weekend in South Bend, Ind., as a 21-year-old fell to his death from the roof of the Joyce Center on Saturday morning, the day before was set to graduate.
William Meckling was a senior on the school's fencing team as well as a mechanical engineering major from Centennial, Colorado, the South Bend Tribune reported.
In a news release, the university says a group of students gained access to the roof of the Joyce Center by climbing up at a relatively low point.