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UNL Cheerleader Dies in Fall from Downtown Parking Garage

lincoln-policePolice say a 21-year-old student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is dead after she fell from a downtown Lincoln parking garage.

According to police, a call came in just before 3:00 p.m., on Tuesday, saying that a woman had fallen or jumped from a garage.  Police identified that location as the Que Place parking garage.

Rescue worker arrived on the scene and found the woman, identified as Brianna Anson, of Bellevue, but were unable to revive her.

Anson was pronounced dead at 3:05 p.m.

Investigators say they are treating Anson’s death as a suicide, but say the investigation is ongoing.

According to the University, Anson was a member of the Spirit Squad at the school.

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