Police: Summit teen died from trash chute fall at Penn State

Police say her death was likely an accident. They say surveillance video shows she was alone when she entered the trash room.

News 12 Staff

Nov 20, 2021, 5:19 PM

Updated 1,022 days ago

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A Penn State student from Summit died because of a fall inside a waste disposal chute earlier this month, State College Police say.
Justine Gross, 19, fell 11 stories down the chute from her campus apartment building.
Police say her death was likely an accident. They say surveillance video shows she was alone when she entered the trash room.