Why did China female students who lost contact in San Francisco die?

101October10, Professor Benjamin C. Bromley, head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Utah, sent an email to all the students in the department, in which he said that Tang Xiaolin, a graduate student from China, had passed away, which may be related to long-term depression. On the same day, the University of Utah confirmed this unfortunate news to the reporter of Overseas Chinese News.

E-mail expressed great sorrow for Tang Xiaolin's death, and said that Tang Xiaolin would be deeply missed by people. E-mail mentioned that psychological counseling would be provided for students in the department. However, the email did not mention the specific cause of death of Tang Xiaolin and the time and place when the body was found.

A China student studying in the same department as Tang Xiaolin provided the above information to the reporter of Overseas Chinese News. Before that, she said on the Zhihu that "two or three days ago, the San Francisco police found a body, probably Xiao Lin's. She really jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge."

On the morning of 10 local time, the reporter from overseas Chinese called the office of the department head. The office staff confirmed that the email was indeed sent by them, and said that the University of Utah police got news from the San Francisco police that Tang Xiaolin had died. On the same day, Annalisa Purser, a spokesperson for the University of Utah, confirmed to the Overseas Chinese News that Tang Xiaolin had been confirmed dead by the police. Perth said that Tang Xiaolin's departure made all the teachers and students deeply sad.

The reporter of the Overseas Chinese News also contacted the San Francisco Police Department to learn about the latest situation of Tang Xiaolin's disappearance, but has not yet received a reply. The Consulate General of China in San Francisco said that after Tang Xiaolin lost contact, the consulate kept close contact with her family and was willing to provide them with necessary assistance.

Four days ago, according to a friend of Tang Xiaolin's in Weibo, local time was 65438+ 10 1, and Tang Xiaolin finally appeared in the welcome center on the south side of the Golden Gate Bridge. She once left a message to a friend, saying that she would end her life here.

The reporter also found this information on Uber's driver forum, but it was published earlier than the information on Weibo. Local time1October 4th afternoon12,65438+31,a Boston netizen who claimed to be a friend of Tang Xiaolin wrote in English: "Tang Xiaolin spent about $5 that day and took a Uber to the welcome center." He also mentioned in "Looking for You" that "Tang Xiaolin has depression and may self-harm" and "providing any clues will be rewarded."

15 minutes later, the netizen updated his status and said: "We are at the police station and need some time to go through legal procedures." At 9 o'clock in the evening, it was updated again: "The police have taken over the case, thank you for your help." The reporter also noticed that several netizens who had posted on Facebook looking for Tang Xiaolin's status deleted the information.

"I really don't know what to say, what a good person," a high school classmate who claimed to be Tang Xiaolin told the Overseas Chinese News reporter after learning of Tang Xiaolin's death. She said that Tang Xiaolin in high school is a quiet person and has no sense of existence in the class, but "everyone has a good impression on her."

According to another high school classmate of Tang Xiaolin, she may be depressed for a long time. "She secretly cut her pulse when she was in junior high school." In this regard, the reporter of the Overseas Chinese News learned the news from Longkou No.1 Middle School where Tang Xiaolin once studied, but the school said that Tang Xiaolin's high school class teacher is not at school at present.

On the official website of the University of Utah, you can also see Tang Xiaolin's past photos and achievements, in which she is smiling.