Mr. Belz said he hoped to learn more from the police soon, but said he had no idea what his son might have been doing that took him outside his dorm room that night. University of Iowa police said their investigation was ongoing, but that Gerald’s death was believed to be related to the weather. Gerald Belz, a pre-med student, had been in contact with his girlfriend in the hours before he died, and dropped off social media around 1 a.m., she has said. Mr. Belz said Gerald, the older of two sons, was careful and compassionate; a studious teenager and avid rugby player who wanted to become a doctor. Mr. Belz had been thinking about Gerald more than usual on Monday and Tuesday, with the news dominated by warnings about the brutally cold temperatures.

Source: New York Times January 31, 2019 18:19 UTC