By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
A 19-year-old Plainsboro Township resident, who was a freshman at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., died after he fell from a 6th-floor window at his dormitory Tuesday morning.
Richard Dalcourt, who graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North in 2017, fell from the window around 10:30 a.m. He was taken to Hahnemann Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Dalcourt was in his first semester at Temple University, where he was majoring in mechanical engineering.
In a statement issued later in the day, Temple University President Richard M. Englart said the university “joins Richard’s family in mourning his loss. Tragedies such as these affect many members of our community. Please keep Richard and his family in your thoughts and prayers.”
West Windsor-Plainsboro Public School District officials shared the news with staff at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North on Tuesday afternoon.
“Please know that our thoughts are with the Dalcourt family at this time. Support for any staff and students will be available at school in the days ahead,” West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North Principal Jonathan Dauber said in a statement to high school staff.
