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UF physics professor dies after collapse in campus bathroom

A University of Florida physics professor died after being found unconscious in a campus bathroom.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Gainesville Sun reported that 68-year-old Steven Detweiler was found in a locked bathroom at a campus recreation center on Monday.

Campus police say Detweiler, a marathon runner, had been running that morning before his collapse. Police say a fitness watch he was wearing showed he'd begun running at 5:30 a.m.

Officers administered CPR, and Detweiler was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Police say the probable cause of death was cardiac arrest.

Detweiler's faculty website said his research focused on black holes and gravitational waves. 

Associated Press

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