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WSU Dorm Fall Student Satisfactory

A 22-year-old Washington State University student who fell 11 stories from Orton Hall last week is listed in satisfactory condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center. The man identified as Luke C. Ettensperger survived the Wednesday night descent when trees along the residence hall broke his fall and he landed in the grass. When emergency crews arrived, he was conscious and talking. He was flown to Spokane with a broken hip and arm and underwent surgery on Thursday. Alcohol was not a factor in the fall and police do not suspect foul play/Nicole Hensley, SR. More here. (WSU photo: Orton Hall)

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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