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On September 17, UNC student Wynn Burrus, 21, died unexpectedly after falling ill. Her family believed she suffered from a sinus infection. Over the weekend, her roommates found her unconscious and she was rushed to the hospital.

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UNC student Wynn Burrus, 21, died unexpectedly on September 17 after falling ill over the weekend.

Burrus, who was set to graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill next May, had been sick over the weekend with what her family believed was a sinus infection. In a blog post, Burrus’ family said she was on antibiotics, but began to feel worse on Sunday.

On Sunday night, Burrus’ roommates found her unconscious. First responders rushed her to the hospital, where her family said she underwent an emergency surgery for an obstruction in her abdomen.

Burrus graduated from Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh and was a business administration major who had interned in Washington and New York. Last year, she shared a video on Facebook of a trip she took to Japan with the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School through the Kakehashi Project.

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