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Man Found Dead on Santa Fe's Northwest Campus

(Stephanie Byrne/WUFT News)
(Stephanie Byrne/WUFT News)

At 12:15 a.m. this morning, an adult male was reported unconscious and not breathing by a staff member exiting the Santa Fe Fine Arts Hall. According to the press release from Santa Fe College, the Santa Fe Police Department administered emergency first aid, but when fire rescue and EMS arrived the man was pronounced dead on the scene.SFPD Chief Ed Book said there does not appear to be any danger to the community, but the Alachua County Sheriff's Office is working to identify the man and determine the cause of death.SFC remains open and operating normally.

Katie Hyson was a Report for America Corps Member at WUFT News from 2021 to 2023. She now works for KPBS in San Diego.