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Batavia, IL —
A visiting scientist from Russia, 24-year-old Maria Beloyvan was found dead in the atrium of Wilson Hall at Fermilab on the morning of May 6.
Preliminary autopsy reports from the DuPage County Coroner’s Office showed that Beloyvan died of injuries resulting from a fall. Yet, officials were not ready as of Monday to conclude whether it was an accident or how Beloyvan might have fallen.
One of about 300 scientists at the Department of Energy facility, Beloyvan was a graduate student working toward her doctorate in accelerated physics, according to Fermilab spokeswoman Judy Jackson.
“We are very much saddened,” Jackson said, adding that a memorial for Beloyvan is being planned for next year.
Beloyvan’s body was found at the Batavia facility around 10:50 a.m. May 6 when the building manager at Wilson Hall was investigating a noise. The building manager called Fermilab’s doctor and emergency personnel, which responded to the scene. Batavia paramedics pronounced Beloyvan dead shortly after 11 a.m.
“It is currently a death investigation,” said Dawn Domrose of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, which is now handling the investigation.
By 2:50 p.m. May 6, police had concluded that there was no indication of foul play in the death.
Fermilab had a moment of silence in honor of Beloyvan Friday at 10:50 a.m.
A visiting scientist from Russia, 24-year-old Maria Beloyvan was found dead in the atrium of Wilson Hall at Fermilab on the morning of May 6.
Preliminary autopsy reports from the DuPage County Coroner’s Office showed that Beloyvan died of injuries resulting from a fall. Yet, officials were not ready as of Monday to conclude whether it was an accident or how Beloyvan might have fallen.
One of about 300 scientists at the Department of Energy facility, Beloyvan was a graduate student working toward her doctorate in accelerated physics, according to Fermilab spokeswoman Judy Jackson.
“We are very much saddened,” Jackson said, adding that a memorial for Beloyvan is being planned for next year.
Beloyvan’s body was found at the Batavia facility around 10:50 a.m. May 6 when the building manager at Wilson Hall was investigating a noise. The building manager called Fermilab’s doctor and emergency personnel, which responded to the scene. Batavia paramedics pronounced Beloyvan dead shortly after 11 a.m.
“It is currently a death investigation,” said Dawn Domrose of the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, which is now handling the investigation.
By 2:50 p.m. May 6, police had concluded that there was no indication of foul play in the death.
Fermilab had a moment of silence in honor of Beloyvan Friday at 10:50 a.m.
