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Bates freshman dies during Scotland study-abroad

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  May 22, 2012

A Bates College freshman from New Hampshire collapsed and died after taking a twilight dip in the ocean while participating in a study-abroad program in Scotland, officials said Monday. Evan Dube, 19, of Plaistow, went into the water while he and nine other Bates students were on the beach for a cookout south of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands Saturday night, police said. He collapsed after returning from the water and was airlifted to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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