Woman who fell to death identified as University sophomore

By: Elizabeth Smith

A woman who fell to her death from the Bunge Grain Elevator late Saturday night was identified as a University of Minnesota student Monday.

Sophomore Emily Roland was trespassing in the Southeast Como tower, a block west of Van Cleve Park, with two college-aged friends. The abandoned building has been a hot spot for young people participating in urban exploring.

The 20-year-old slipped through a debris-covered hole and fell three stories from about 140 feet above the ground into an empty metal grain bin, said Minneapolis Fire Department Deputy Chief Don Leedham.

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