The cause of death remains undetermined for a man who was found dead in Barnes-Campbell Hall Sunday.
The body of Lank Graves, 20, of Glasgow was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Louisville, where an autopsy was performed Monday morning, according to the State Medical Examiner office.
The autopsy will help determine the time and cause of death.
It could be 60 days before results can be released, Deputy Coroner Dwayne Lawrence said.
Results take so long because his blood will be sent to a state lab that will perform a toxicology screen, Lawrence said.
Coroner Kevin Kirby told the Bowling Green Daily News that Graves and his friend went out late Saturday night and didn’t return until about 6 a.m.
He also said that he didn’t think drugs or alcohol factored into Graves’s death.
Graves was in the dorm visiting a friend overnight, said
Bob Edwards, assistant vice president for university relations.
A 911 call came in to Bowling Green city police and emergency medical responders at 12:08 p.m., Edwards said. Those authorities contacted campus police.
Officials are still investigating.
There is no reason to suspect foul play, Edwards said.
“At this point, we’re trying to sort out what happened,” he said.
Arrangements are being made for Graves’s funeral.
It will be at A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home in Glasgow. The family had not yet set a date and time as of Monday afternoon, according to the funeral home.
Graves joined the Army in December of 2006 and was a private at Fort Campbell, said Cathy Gramling, media relations officer for Fort Campbell.
Graves was a member of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Gramling said.
There are two Facebook groups dedicated to the memory of Graves. As of last night, one had 190 members and the other had 91.
Glasgow sophomore Dustin Mosier said Graves was his best friend for 12 years.
“It’s more than a tragedy to lose a person like Lank,” he said.
Mosier said he had so many good memories of Graves that it was hard to put their friendship into words.
“I’ll definitely miss him and keep his memory alive through everything that I do,” he said. “Lank was like my brother, and he definitely took a piece of me with him when he died, but he also left a piece of him with everybody that knew him.”
Counselors from the Counseling and Testing Center are available. Representatives can be reached at 745-3159.
Campus police referred all comments to Edwards on Sunday and had no additional information Monday.
Housing and Residence Life officials were unavailable for comment.
Susie Laun, Michelle Day and Christina Allen contributed to this article.
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