MARQUETTE, MI (AP)-- Newly released investigative material shows that a Northern Michigan University soccer player who drowned during a team workout had epilepsy and needed medication to avoid seizures.
Police reports, witness statements and copy of a 911 call released to The Associated Press show that 18-year-old Arianna Alioto may have had a seizure as recently as last summer.
The medical examiner's office ruled Alioto's death in November was an accidental drowning. It didn't mention her epilepsy or blame any health condition for contributing to her death.
The Columbia, Missouri freshman's death stunned the Northern Michigan campus.
Alioto was reportedly a decent swimmer and her drowning in the PEIF pool went unnoticed by her teammates, her coach and a lifeguard.
A student in the workout area spotted Alioto through a window floating face-down in the pool after the area had closed.
