Revelle College senior Andrew Lai passed away last week from injuries sustained from a fall off a cliff on UCSD reserve lands. The UCSD Police Department has ruled the death an apparent suicide, according to the lead investigator, detective John Smart.

The incident was initially reported at approximately 3 p.m. on Feb. 10, when a lifeguard helicopter spotted Lai at the bottom of a ravine near the west end of the La Jolla Farms property.

UCSD police responded, because the land is considered part of the campus, Smart said.

Lai was then transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital, where he underwent treatment for a week before succumbing to his wounds on Feb. 17. Lai had suffered major head trauma from falling 50 to 75 feet into the ravine, Smart said.

Although investigations will continue, police are not considering the possibility of foul play, according to Smart.

Lai’s death marks the second apparent suicide in less than a week. On Feb. 9, Sixth College freshman Daniel Sobel died after jumping off Gilman Parking Structure.

“While these particular incidents happening so close together is really sad, no one will ever really know if the two are related,” Smart said.

Joanna Lai, Andrew’s sister and a UCSD alumna, declined to comment in respect of Andrew’s memory.

Last academic year, there was one on-campus suicide and one off-campus suicide.