WSU student falls to death

Published 7:41 pm Sunday, May 3, 2009

PULLMAN — Police in Pullman say a Washington State University student died after he apparently fell 40 feet over a cliff near campus.

The victim is identified as 21-year-old Stuart John Robertson, originally from Bend, Ore. His body was found about 5:30 a.m. Saturday by a motorist along State Route 270 just east of campus.

Witnesses told police Robertson was last seen at a party Friday night at a nearby apartment complex.

An autopsy was scheduled Monday to determine the exact cause of death.

Robertson reportedly was majoring in viticulture-enology, a discipline involving grape growing and winemaking.