The official cause of death for a student found dead in Keen Hall on April 24 is asphyxiation, Warren County Coroner Harold Sanson said Thursday.

Jaron M. Kormelink, a freshman from Clarksville, Tenn., was found dead in his Keen dorm room on Tuesday.

Sanson said he is waiting on a toxicology report from the medical examiner’s office in Louisville before he files his report on Kormelink’s death

The results will be available in 30 to 60 days, he said.

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

Officials haven’t determined what day Kormelink died, but the coroner will release that information when he learns more, said Bob Edwards, assistant vice president of university relations.

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

Captain Mike Dowell of campus police said the investigation is continuing.

A preliminary investigation showed no evidence of foul play or use of a weapon, according to Western press release.

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

McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home in Clarksville is handling funeral arrangements. No public services are planned.

The number for the Counseling and Testing Center is 270-745-3159.

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