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Police: Alcohol a factor in death of Northwestern student from LI

Originally published: February 27, 2013 2:23 PM
Updated: February 27, 2013 9:53 PM
By MACKENZIE ISSLER  mackenzie.issler@newsday.com

Harsha Maddula, a sophomore pre-med student, who was

Photo credit: Handout | Harsha Maddula, a sophomore pre-med student, who was last seen leaving an off-campus party about 12:30 a.m. Sept. 22, drowned, according to an autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner. His body was found in Wilmette Harbor north of Chicago. He was 18.

Alcohol is listed as a contributing factor in the September drowning death of a Northwestern University student from New Hyde Park that appears to have been accidental, Illinois police said Wednesday.

Evanston, Ill., police said in a statement Wednesday that toxicology results showed Harsha Maddula's blood-alcohol level was 0.125. The legal limit is 0.08.

Police said the Cook County...

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