Monday, December 16, 2013

Cal Poly Student, Matthew Yount, Dies in Swimming Accident While Studying Abroad with CEA Global Education in Spain



An article from The Tribune recently reported the tragedy of a 20-year-old student who died in a swimming accident while studying abroad in Seville, Spain.

Matthew Yount was a business student from Cal Poly who traveled to Spain as part of the CEA Global Education program. According to a Spanish newspaper, Yount and two friends dived into the river Guadalquivir for fun after a night of drinking. Yount’s friends said he never resurfaced after jumping into 45-degree water. Hours later, divers finally found Yount’s body.

The San Telmo bridge, built in 1931, is 26-feet high, according to a report in the New York Times.
Yount was on the golf team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and teammates who played in the Cal Poly Golf Fundraiser Tournament over the weekend wore light blue ribbons with the initials "M.Y." in honor of Yount.

The Cal Poly SLO Men and Women’s Golf Team posted the following note on their Facebook page after Yount’s death: “Our Cal Poly Golf Family is truly saddened because yesterday we lost one of our own, Matt Yount. Matt has definitely made a positive impact on all of his teammates and friends. That impact will last forever.”

Cal Poly President sent out a statement expressing his sympathies to Yount’s family, the article reported.




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