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The student, 19, is said to have been wearing academic dress as he entered the River Thames near Oxford during the celebrations.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and the teen was rushed to hospital, but he died a short time later.He is said to have been celebrating the end of his exams at Oxford University.A witness said: "Lots of students were celebrating their end of exams by jumping into the water at Port Meadow from the Thames Path footbridge by Fiddler's Island.

"Unfortunately towards the end, one man wearing academic dress jumped in and drowned before he could make it back to the bank." A spokesman for Thames Valley Police added: "We are investigating the sudden, unexplained death of a 19-year-old man who tragically died in the water at Port Meadow, Oxford on Friday, June 21.

"Officers and other emergency services attended the scene. The man was taken to hospital for treatment but sadly later died."At this stage, there is no indication of any third party involvement."A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out shortly and an inquest will be opened and adjourned by Oxfordshire coroner Darren Salter.

 

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