- Won Jang, 20, was a member of Beta Alpha Omega at the Ivy League institution.
- He was last seen on Saturday night at a party and found on Sunday night in a river.
- Police are investigating the possibility that Jang’s death was caused by hazing.
The death of a Dartmouth College fraternity brother whose body was found in a river is being investigated as a possible hazing incident.
Won Jang, 20, of Delaware, was a member of Beta Alpha Omega at the Ivy League institution.
He was last seen Saturday night at a party on the docks near the Dartmouth Boathouse along the Connecticut River.
Jang was reported missing on Sunday when he failed to show up for an event and was found dead that evening.
Police now say they have been contacted about the possibility that Jang’s death was caused by excessive alcohol consumption or possibly hazing.
Won Jang, 20, of Delaware, was a member of Beta Alpha Omega at the Ivy League institution. He was last seen Saturday night at a party on the docks near the Dartmouth Boathouse along the Connecticut River.
Jang was reported missing Sunday morning when he failed to show up for an event and was found dead that evening. Now police say they have been contacted about the possibility that Jang’s death was caused by excessive alcohol consumption or possibly hazing.
“We received some emails from the university indicating there may have been alcohol involved or hazing involved,” said Charlie Dennis, police chief in Hanover, New Hampshire, where the university is located.
“Of course we will investigate that aspect as well,” he added, although when they found him, authorities said they had received no indication that foul play had been involved.
In January, Beta Alpha Omega was one of four fraternities at the school that were suspended for community standards violations. The Dartmouth reported.
Suspensions may be imposed for “repeated misconduct or for misconduct deemed serious enough to warrant discontinuing all activity for a specified number of periods.”
The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game said in a statement that there was no indication Jang had left the river area when they investigated.
Jang, who did not know how to swim according to… New Hampshire union leaderHe was found in water that was about 20 feet deep, about 65 feet from shore.
A toxicology report on Jang could take three to six months to determine the results.
College Dean Scott Brown shared his condolences in an email to students Sunday night.
In January, Beta Alpha Omega was one of four fraternities at the school that were suspended for community standards violations.
Jang, a member of Dartmouth’s class of 2026, majored in biomedical engineering, and his profile on the fraternity’s website proclaims him “The Winner and One.”
“Won wholeheartedly embraced the opportunities Dartmouth offered to pursue his academic and personal passions,” Brown wrote.
“He was enthusiastically involved in the Dartmouth community,” she added, citing his work as a mentor to international students, his participation in an entrepreneurship program and his work in the fraternity.
Jang, a member of Dartmouth’s class of 2026, majored in biomedical engineering, and his profile on the fraternity’s website proclaims him “The Winner and the Only One.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Dartmouth and its Beta Alpha Omega chapter for comment.
