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18-Year-Old Cal State Fullerton Student Drowns During Lake Havasu Fraternity Trip
- Eighteen-Year-Old Simon Daniel, a Cal State Fullerton freshman, drowned on May 17, 2025, while swimming near Copper Canyon at Lake Havasu during a fraternity trip.
- Recent significant rainfall in the Havasu Valley area had caused increased water levels and dangerous conditions, including strong currents and swells, which the group did not anticipate.
- Simon was swept away by a sudden wave while accompanied by three fraternity brothers and two sorority members who attempted a risky rescue.
- Divers, sonar equipment, and a remotely operated vehicle were utilized by law enforcement agencies to locate Simon's body at 8:54 a.m. On Sunday morning.
- Over 200 students attended a vigil, and Cal State Fullerton offered counseling as Simon's fraternity described him as the "heart of the fraternity" with a joyful, kind spirit.
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Bay Area teen drowns at Lake Havasu
(KRON) -- A Bay Area teenager drowned in Lake Havasu near Copper Canyon while he was swimming with college friends last weekend. He was identified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office as Simon Daniel, 18, of Pinole. Daniel was a computer science major and freshman at Cal State Fullerton. He went to Lake Havasu with his Sigma Pi fraternity, according to a statement released by the frat. Daniel entered the water with five friends, Sigma P…
Tragedy at Lake Havasu: Cal State Fullerton Freshman Drowns During Fraternity Outing
An 18-year-old freshman from California State University, Fullerton, Simon T. Daniel, tragically drowned during a fraternity trip to Lake Havasu over the weekend. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon near Copper Canyon, a popular recreational area along the Arizona-California border. Tragedy at Lake Havasu: Cal State Fullerton Freshman Drowns During Fraternity Outing Hazardous Conditions Lead to Fatal Accident Daniel, a computer science m…
Cal State Fullerton freshman drowns in Havasu River on vacation with frat brothers
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (FULLERTON, Calif.) — A freshman at California State University, Fullerton, died in an accidental drowning while on vacation over the weekend, according to the Sigma Pi Fraternity at Cal State Fullerton. The freshman, Simon Daniel, entered Lake Havasu River, in Arizona, alongside three fraternity brothers and two visiting sorority members last Saturday. “Unbeknownst to them, recent heavy rains in the Havasu Valley region…
College Freshman, 18, Reportedly Dies During Lake Havasu Trip with Fraternity Brothers: ‘He Was the Heart of the Fraternity’
Simon T. Daniel disappeared in the water of the Copper Canyon area on Saturday, May 17Matthew Micah Wright/Getty A stock photo of Copper Canyon on Lake HavasuSimon T. Daniel of Pinole, California, drowned while on vacation with members of Sigma Pi Fraternity at Cal. State Fullerton on Saturday, May 17The first-year student, 18, and other students were unaware that "heavy rains in the Havasu Valley region" had made conditions "hazardous" to swim …
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