The fall occurred at 3:43 a.m. at the Penn Towers building on Beaver Avenue.
A Penn State University student is dead after he fell from the ninth-floor balcony of an off-campus apartment building.
State police said 20-year-old Conor Macmannis was pronounced dead at the scene early today. The fall occurred at 3:43 a.m. at the Penn Towers building on Beaver Avenue.
Police say a preliminary investigation indicates drugs and alcohol apparently were factors in the fall.
Investigators are urging anyone with information about the incident to call or at least provide an anonymous tip.
The Daily Collegian, Penn State's student newspaper, is reporting Macmannis jumped from the balcony.