Clemson University Sophomore found Dead

A memorial service was held Tuesday, Dec. 12, in Charleston for a Clemson University student who died suddenly over the weekend. The university said in a news release that 19-year-old Bowen Paul Ellis of Mt. Pleasant died Saturday. Ellis was found unresponsive by his roommates in an off-campus apartment. Officers with the Clemson City Police Department responded to the call and the Pickens County Coroner’s Office is expected to release autopsy findings later this week. Ellis was a sophomore majoring in forest resource management.