university student in the US state of Ohio has died after alleged hazing at a college fraternity's initiation ceremony.
Stone Foltz, 20, was made to drink a "copious amount of alcohol", his family's lawyer told US media.
Hazing is a tradition where people pledge their loyalty by doing something painful, humiliating or dangerous.
Mr Foltz is the second student in as many weeks to die following a so-called frat party in the US.
Adam Oakes, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Commonwealth University, was found dead on 27 February after attending a fraternity party.
Hazing is illegal in most US states, including Ohio and Virginia, and police are investigating what happened on the night of the party.
Mr Foltz was a second-year business student at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), and a new member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
The university has suspended the fraternity and has warned people not to speculate on social media.
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Stone Foltz, 20, was made to drink a "copious amount of alcohol", his family's lawyer told US media.
Hazing is a tradition where people pledge their loyalty by doing something painful, humiliating or dangerous.
Mr Foltz is the second student in as many weeks to die following a so-called frat party in the US.
Adam Oakes, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Commonwealth University, was found dead on 27 February after attending a fraternity party.
Hazing is illegal in most US states, including Ohio and Virginia, and police are investigating what happened on the night of the party.
Mr Foltz was a second-year business student at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), and a new member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
The university has suspended the fraternity and has warned people not to speculate on social media.
More at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56337575
