The names of three University of Wyoming swimmers who died in a car accident on Thursday have been released.
Student-athletes Charlie Clark, Carson Muir and Luke Slabber were killed in a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 287 about 10 miles south of the Wyoming-Colorado border, the school confirmed in a statement Friday. Their names were released after their families were identified.
Clark, 19, was a sophomore in Las Vegas, the university said. He studied psychology and was a member of the men’s swimming and diving team.
Muir, an 18-year-old native of Birmingham, Alabama, was a member of the women’s swimming and diving team and studied animal and veterinary science.
Slabber, 21, from Cape Town, South Africa studied construction management. The junior was also on the men’s swimming and diving team.
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In a Facebook post Friday, the University of Wyoming expressed its condolences to “family, friends and everyone in the UW community who knew and was affected” by the students’ deaths. Sources and telephone numbers of counseling centers are also listed in the press release.
Two other members of the men’s swimming and diving team suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the accident, the university said Thursday.
University of Wyoming swimmers killed.
The one vehicle accident happened around 14:34 local time.
“The first indications are that the driver swerved and the vehicle went off the road and rolled over several times. The accident is under investigation,” the university said Wednesday.
“Jennie and I join the entire university community and all of Wyoming in mourning this tragic loss and ask that you hold their families, friends and loved ones close to your hearts at this difficult time,” wrote Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon x (formerly known as Twitter) Thursday.
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Teaching staff and employees also remembered the victims.
“We are saddened by the news of this terrible tragedy for our university, our state, our student-athlete community and, most importantly, the families and friends of these young people,” university president Ed Seidel said Thursday. “Words are insufficient to express our sorrow.”
“My thoughts and prayers are with our swimming and diving student-athletes, coaches, families and friends,” said Tom Burman School of Athletics Director Tom Burman. “Losing members of our family from the University of Wyoming is difficult and we mourn the loss of these student-athletes. Counseling services are available to our student-athletes and coaches when we need them.”
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