College senior killed after 'accidentally' falling from tropical island hotel balcony days before graduation

A college student is dead after a pre-graduation trip to the Bahamas turned tragic on Mother’s Day.

Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, confirmed on Tuesday via a statement to Fox News Digital that one of its students, Gaurav Jaisingh, tragically died after accidentally falling from a hotel balcony during the school’s annual senior class trip to the Bahamas.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force issued a news release indicating that around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Jaisingh was in his hotel room with other roommates when “it [was] reported” he “accidentally fell from an upper-level balcony” on Paradise Island. 

Gaurav Jaising

Gaurav Jaising was set to graduate from Bentley University. (Instagram/ Gaurav Jaisingh)

The Royal Bahamas Police Investigations Unit is continuing to look into the incident.

School officials are offering resources for those affected and encourage anyone needing support to contact the university’s counseling center.

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