The man found unresponsive in Patriarche Park this weekend was a student in the MSU College of Law, officials confirmed Tuesday.
MSU College of Law officials said 31-year-old Noah Cooper, a law student at MSU, was the man who reportedly died after being found unresponsive in the park, located at 1100 Alton St.
Cooper also was a part-time worker for the Office of Infrastructure Planning and Facilities.
East Lansing police confirmed Monday evening that a man was found unresponsive in Patriarche Park on Sunday afternoon and later died.
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UPDATE, 2:20 p.m.: East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said Cooper was not found with any visible injuries and said there is no indication of foul play in his death.
Park employees told police they saw Cooper walking alone near park bathrooms around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. When one employee came back around 1:15, Cooper was found laying face-down on the grass and had no pulse.
He was then given CPR taken to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, where he was pronounced dead at 2:40 p.m. Sunday.
Murphy said an autopsy of Cooper’s body is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Police also are awaiting the results of toxicology reports.
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