
The household of a UCLA sorority sister who died of a deadly fall when she allegedly plunged out of an condominium window are elevating new considerations in regards to the circumstances surrounding her demise.
UCLA undergrad Dayanara Nicole Urbina Ruiz, 21, died Thursday after falling from an open window at an condominium constructing overlooking Seattle’s iconic Burke-Gilman Path.
The King County Medical Examiner dominated Urbina Ruiz’s demise an accident, discovering she suffered a number of blunt pressure accidents after unintentionally falling from the open window of the constructing alongside the favored path.
The Phi Lambda Rho sister was “extraordinarily” intoxicated from alcohol and operating round on the street simply moments earlier than her deadly fall from the window, a good friend of Ruiz stated in a frantic 911 name round 9:19 p.m.
The good friend then tried to take Urbina Ruiz, who was working as a summer time advertising intern at Amazon Internet Companies, again to the protection of her condominium within the posh Trailside Seattle Residences within the College District neighborhood.
“OUTSIDE, REPORTING PARTY’S (RP) EXTREMELY INTOX FRIEND RUNNING AROUND. RP TRYING TO GET HER BACK INSIDE TO HER APARTMENT. SUBJ TRYING TO GET INTO PEOPLE’S VEHS. RUNNING IN THE STREET. INTOX ON ALCOHOL. NO WPNS,” in line with a police dispatcher’s notes.
Nonetheless, Urbina Ruiz’s household don’t imagine she would have willingly gotten as intoxicated as described.
“My sister was not like that. She was on the opposite facet of the world final yr on an internship. She went to a music pageant. She had enjoyable and like I stated, she was very accountable. She’s not one to get, like she described her, sloppy or too drunk. No, that’s not my sister,” Urbina Ruiz’s sister, Catherine, advised The California Put up.
Catherine stated she spoke with Urbina Ruiz’s good friend who was along with her sister in her closing moments. She stated the good friend revealed Urbina Ruiz began ingesting round 4 p.m., and have become combative when it was time to return dwelling.
“My sister is the sort of lady that all the time places her priorities first. She was not like that. She was completely not like that,” Catherine advised The Put up.
The Trailside condominium constructing, the place Urbina Ruiz lived, markets itself as a “good retreat” for busy, up-and-comers who search “a luxurious scholar condominium neighborhood” close to College of Washington.
“You’ll get pleasure from loads of area to chill out, examine, and play whether or not you choose a comfortable studio or an expansive 5-bedroom to share with your mates,” says an internet site for the unique condominium complicated.
The demise of Urbina Ruiz left throngs of her classmates shocked and heartbroken, shattering her household.
Information of her demise prompted an outpouring of grief from members of Phi Lambda Rho Sorority, Inc., the place Urbina Ruiz was a member of the group’s UCLA chapter.
In a tribute shared on Instagram, the sorority described Urbina Ruiz as a “shiny mild” and “mild soul,” remembering her for her kindness and willingness to assist these round her.
“Omega Chapter gained a brand new angel,” the sorority wrote.
The group stated Urbina Ruiz was all the time keen to assist individuals in want, providing assist, hope and compassion, and stated her reminiscence would stay a long-lasting a part of the sorority’s sisterhood.
The sorority additionally prolonged its condolences to Urbina Ruiz’s household, associates and fellow members of the UCLA chapter as they mourn her demise.
Her household has additionally launched a GoFundMe marketing campaign to assist cowl bills related along with her closing farewell that has nearly reached its monetary objective of $24,000.
“We’re the Urbina/Ruiz household gathering funds to provide Dayanara Nicole Urbina Ruiz a closing goodbye as she tragically handed away,” the household wrote on the fundraising web page.
The household echoed the feelings of Urbina Ruiz’s sorority sisters, describing her as “a shiny mild and a mild soul” who was all the time there for anybody in want.
The household expressed gratitude to everybody who contributed and to these protecting Urbina Ruiz of their prayers, saying the assist meant an ideal deal throughout an extremely tough time.
The Burke-Gilman Path stretches for practically 20 miles by way of Seattle and is widespread with pedestrians, runners and cyclists.
Urbina Ruiz’s family members say her legacy will reside on by way of the individuals she helped and the neighborhood she touched.
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