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After Death, Ohio State Says It Will Work to End Mirror Lake Jump

The Mirror Lake jump, an annual anti-Michigan tradition Ohio State fans have come to know and love, looks like it will be coming to an end.

Paramedics pulled an unidentified man suffering cardiac arrest from the man-made pond early Wednesday morning. Despite the instant medical care, the man died a few hours later.

Ohio State, in a release, says it will work to end Mirror Lake.

The statement, in full:

Statement from Ohio State University President Michael V. Drake
“We are heartbroken over this horrible tragedy.