Officials are still investigating the death of a student who was found dead in Keen Hall Tuesday.

The coroner’s office said more information might be available today.

Nineteen-year-old Jaron M. Kormelink, a freshman from Clarksville, Tenn., was taken Tuesday to the medical examiner’s office in Louisville for an autopsy to determine the official cause of death, said Bob Edwards, assistant vice president for university relations.

The medical examiner’s office referred all comments to the coroner’s office.

A facilities management employee found Kormelink’s body at about 1:55 p.m., according to a Western news release.

Many students had noticed a smell coming from the side of the building in which the incident took place, and the employee was trying to find the source of the odor, said Brian Kuster, director of Housing and Residence Life.

Kuster said the employee called campus police when he found the source. Kuster didn’t identify the employee.

Officials haven’t determined what day Kormelink died, but the coroner will release that information when he learns more, Edwards said.

A preliminary investigation showed no evidence of foul play or use of a weapon, according to the release. Edwards said the incident initially appeared to be a suicide.

However, officials have not yet been able to confirm any other details on the incident.

HRL employees working at the Keen front desk referred all questions to Kuster.

Students on the side of the dorm where the incident occurred were allowed at about 4:20 p.m. to return to their rooms after being denied access following the discovery of the body.

Campus police referred all questions to Edwards.

Kormelink came to Western in January, Edwards said. He had no roommate.

Kormelink lived in Room 220, which probably will be sealed until the investigation into his death is complete. Personal belongings will be given to his family, Edwards said.

Kormelink’s family couldn’t be reached for comment.

McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home in Clarksville, Tenn., is handling funeral arrangements. There are no set arrangements yet.

Edwards said Western’s policy for deterring depression in students includes encouraging people to be attentive to those who exhibit signs of depression. Officials use programs such as Academic Transitions Program and Focus on Western to promote those concepts.

Kuster said HRL’s staff is trained to look for signs of depression, but this student showed none.

“I don’t think there was anything the staff could have done,” he said.

Edwards encouraged people who have been disturbed by the incident to contact counselors at the Counseling and Testing Center at 745-3159.

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