Dartmouth College student, 20, is found dead in Connecticut River as cops investigate if he was the victim of 'hazing'

The decease of a Dartmouth College fraternity relative whose assemblage was recovered successful a stream is being investigated arsenic a imaginable hazing incident.

Delaware autochthonal Won Jang, 20, was a personnel of Beta Alpha Omega astatine nan Ivy League institution. 

He was past seen Saturday nighttime astatine a statement connected nan docks adjacent nan Dartmouth boathouse on nan Connecticut River. 

Jang was reported missing connected Sunday erstwhile he didn't show up to an arena and recovered dormant that evening.

Now constabulary opportunity they've been contacted astir nan anticipation that Jang's decease was caused by dense drinking aliases perchance hazing. 

'We received immoderate emails from nan assemblage that indicated alcohol whitethorn beryllium progressive aliases hazing whitethorn beryllium involved,' said Charlie Dennis, nan constabulary main successful Hanover, New Hampshire wherever nan assemblage is located. 

'Certainly, we will look into that aspect, too,' he added, though erstwhile he was found, authorities said they received nary denotation of foul play.

In January, Beta Alpha Omega was 1 of 4 frats astatine nan schoolhouse to beryllium suspended complete violations of organization standards, The Dartmouth reported. 

Suspensions tin beryllium handed retired for 'repeated misconduct, aliases for misconduct recovered to beryllium sufficiently superior to warrant stopping each activity for a specified number of terms.' 

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said successful a connection that location was nary denotation Jang had near nan stream area erstwhile they investigated.

Jang, who couldn't aquatics according to nan New Hampshire Union Leader, was recovered successful h2o that was astir 20 feet deep, astir 65 feet from shore.

A toxicology study connected Jang could return anyplace from 3 to six months to find results.

Dean of nan College Scott Brown shared his condolences successful an email to students Sunday night. 

'Won wholeheartedly embraced opportunities astatine Dartmouth to prosecute his world and individual passions,' Brown wrote. 

'He enthusiastically took portion successful nan Dartmouth community,' he added, citing his activity arsenic an world student mentor, information successful an entrepreneurship programme and his fraternity work.  

Jang - a personnel of nan Dartmouth people of 2026 - majored successful biomedical engineering, pinch his floor plan connected nan fraternity website proclaiming him 'The Won and only.' 

DailyMail.com has reached retired to some Dartmouth and their section of Beta Alpha Omega for comment.