Father presses for answers in college freshman daughter’s death after fall from dorm: 'She was our world'
A Washington state father is pressing for answers about the examination into his -year-old daughter s on-campus death at a California university earlier this year Liz Hamel was uncovered unconscious outside a dorm on the campus of the University of California Santa Barbara Feb after apparently falling from a breezeway She died days later But what happened leading up to her death remains a mystery Over the past minimal months we ve been briefed by UC Santa Barbara PD and they've been very kind to us They've been empathetic But of class since it's an ongoing inspection they can't give us a tremendous amount of details Alain Hamel Liz s father informed Fox News America Reports co-anchor Sandra Smith in an interview Friday NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER FEARS HEIGHTEN AFTER EIGHTH IDYLLIC TOWN ROCKED BY GRUESOME DISCOVERYHamel who lives in Seattle narrated Fox News his family reached out to the society this week for help finding a man who was with his daughter the night she fell Within hours university police were able to talk to the person of interest I think it was incredibly accomplished I can't say enough for Santa Barbara It was so fast They really helped us so much to move the probe forward Hamel declared I'm not the police I am on the outside but it seems like they really moved it forward An individual who was identified in relation to the circumstance at our residence hall has been located and interviewed UC Santa Barbara mentioned in a comment The assessment is still ongoing and we cannot discuss any additional details at this time UCPD is keeping the family informed and is working closely with the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK EMPLOYEE DIES FROM MYSTERIOUS INJURIES IN STAFF HOUSING UCPD is committed to continue its comprehensive analysis to seek answers related to this tragic event and has been working closely with the district attorney's office and the sheriff's office since the early stages of the scrutiny Hamel explained he doesn t know the man who was with his daughter and neither did his daughter s friends He is not a suspect in her death Hamel revealed as far as he knows they met at a noodle bar that night and they hit it off and it was Valentine's Day So I think that might've had something to do with it And yeah they were photographed together only from a certain angle And then they left a little after p m And then to my knowledge at is when she was uncovered unconscious having fallen from that breezeway CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP She was great Hamel declared of his daughter She was our world She's our only child And she was everything to us She was a real contentment And you know we were so lucky to have years with her We wish we had more time A tipline is available at - - for anyone with information surrounding Liz's death
