Best Online Colleges: Top 10 College Spring Break Tragedies

Spring Break is a time for college students to let loose and have fun for one week in March before starting finals. Many students from traditional and online colleges take this opportunity to go on trips with their friends to locations where the weather is warm and the beer is flowing. Spring Break may be one of the best and wildest times in all of college, but it's also one of the most dangerous and reckless weeks for students. This time of the year brings many tragic accidents and deaths that could have been avoided for some and not so for others. Here are the top 10 college Spring Break tragedies:

1. Michael Finney: In 2010, NYU student Michael Finney died during his Spring Break vacation in Florida. The 20-year-old drowned after he and a friend were swept up by a current and taken 80 yards from shore. A bystander ran into the water to try to rescue Finney and his roommate, Shreshth Dugar, but was only able to reach Dugar on the first attempt. The man went back to rescue Finney, but when he reached him he was already unconscious and not responsive. Finney was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
2. David Parrish: In 2008, University of Colorado student David Parrish died while vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, during Spring Break. The 21-year-old student was shot and killed when he tried to resist two robbers near the marina. Parrish was on the trip with his mother, who did not appear to be with him when the shooting occurred. [...]

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Many thanks to Mr. Tim Handorf. :) Be careful out there, y'all. The best spring breaks are the ones ya come back from. :)

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