Jonathon Stewart '96 remained in serious but stable condition last night in the intensive care unit at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after falling from an Alpha Delta fraternity window early Saturday morning.
Stewart is being treated at DHMC for injuries to his chest, back and spleen, Cathy Dalton, an administrative coordinator at DHMC, said. As of 9 p.m. yesterday, Stewart still was in intensive care and showed no signs of paralysis.
"He is stable and awake," Dalton said. "He still has a significant amount of injuries that hopefully will improve."
Details about Stewart's fall remain sketchy.
According to a Hanover Police statement, two unidentified women found Stewart on a sidewalk on the southern side of AD, next to East Wheelock Street.
There are several depressions in the ground about a foot from the house where police suspect Stewart fell. One large imprint, about four-inches deep, is in the shape of a head. Two smaller holes, which vaguely resemble fists, flank the larger one.
A large amount of shattered glass was visible on the ground near the depression, but no broken windows were visible in the house above. There is a large window on the third floor of the house, but AD President Chase Arnold '95 said no one knows which window Stewart fell from.
Arnold said AD brothers brought Stewart into the house around 3 a.m. AD brothers and Stewart then debated whether or not Stewart needed immediate medical attention, Arnold said. He said they then called Safety and Security and summoned an ambulance.
The Hanover Police and Fire Department responded to the call at 3:39 a.m.
Hanover Police Officer Steve Read said Stewart does not remember what happened. Read said the police have not found any witnesses.
Read said it was "more than obvious" that Stewart was drunk, but DHMC officials would not release Stewart's blood alcohol level.
Arnold said Stewart probably had "a few beers" at a house barbecue early in the evening. Arnold said Stewart, who is 20-years-old, disappeared until 1:30 a.m. when he "entered the house and went upstairs."
According to Arnold, no one in the house saw Stewart again until he was found at 3:00 a.m.
"It's sort of a bizarre experience, especially because nobody has any idea what happened," Arnold said.
