Taylor Cothran, a 2007 JL Mann senior has passed on after a fall from his dorm room from about a week ago. Please keep Tara and the family in your prayers this month.

Here's the complete story from Live Five News:

Student Dies After Fall From Dorm Room Window

Live 5 News

The 19-year-old University of South Carolina student has died nearly a week after he crashed through a glass window and fell four stories of his dorm room.

Taylor Cothran fell from his Capstone dorm window early Friday morning. The Greenville native had been in intensive care at Palmetto Richland hospital since the incident a week ago.

The Richland County coroner's office confirms that Taylor Cothran died.

University spokesman Russ McKinney says authorities are still investigating the death.

The freshman apparently went through the window during the early morning hours last Friday and hit a first-floor roof. McKinney says Cothran was alone in the room when he fell.

Cothran was a graduate of J.L. Mann High School where he had been a member of the lacrosse team. He was a Capstone Scholar at USC.

On a website maintained by his family, a post made on Wednesday indicated that Cothran had taken a "drastic turn for the worse" and that his family was preparing to say their goodbyes.

In an updated posting following his death, his family thanked well-wishers and asked for continued prayers.

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If you are on Facebook, please add the Taylor Cothran Support Group at http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5261799813.

Here is the family site for the guestbook: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/taylorcothran.


Tara and family: The prayers of the Mann family and surrounding communities are with you. God bless you all.

Christian.