Ole Miss Student Found Dead ID'ed As GA Native – Patch

Ole Miss Student Found Dead ID’ed As GA Native  Patch

Two students, including a junior from Georgia, were found dead this week at the University of Mississippi. OXFORD, MS — One of two students found dead earlier in the week at the University of Mississippi was from Atlanta, according to media reports. The university on Thursday identified the students as Aidan Hamilton, a freshman from Englewood, Colorado, and Robert Strang, a junior from Atlanta. Hamilton was found dead around Monday in Ole Miss' Stewart Hall while Strang was found dead off-campus in a house on Van Buren Avenue, the Daily Mississippian reported. The school said in a statement that their families "have asked for privacy as they grieve.” An attorney for Strang's family shared a statement with WSB-TV.

It read: “We are heartbroken by the loss of our dear son and are trying to process this unimaginable loss. We are deeply grateful for the incredible outpouring of love, prayers and support by so many beloved friends and family. Their kindness has meant more to our family than we can ever express.” Official cause of deaths for the two students have not been released. A drug task force is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the students' deaths, the Associated Press reported. The warning Tuesday came despite no “confirmed information” that kratom contributed