Former Star College Hockey Player Dies After Fall At O'Hare

CHICAGO, IL — Former Minnesota Duluth hockey captain Andrew Carroll, 32, died Monday after a fall at O'Hare International Airport, according to authorities. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said Carroll took his own life, and died from "multiple blunt force head injuries due to jump from height." He was pronounced dead just before 3 p.m.

Officers arrived at Terminal 2 Saturday around 4:30 a.m. after receiving a call of a "person down," police said. Carroll was taken to Resurrection Hospital in critical condition, authorities said.

Cameras in the area showed he "jumped from the upper level roadway to the lower level roadway on his own accord," police said in a statement.

"The Chicago Department of Aviation offers it condolences to the Carroll family during this difficult time," the CDA said in a statement.

Carroll was a four-time University of Minnesota Duluth letterman and multi-year team captain. He was the only player in in the college's 74-year team history to have served as a captain or assistant captain for at least part of four seasons, according to the Twin Cities Pioneer Press.

“Seeing Andrew Carroll play hockey, meant seeing someone with a smile, all the time,” former Duluth newspaper reporter Kevin Pates, who covered UMD hockey for 23 years, told the Twin Cities Pioneer Press via email. “Tirelessly working at practice, after practice, in games. He loved being part of team, setting an example and finding out what his effort could bring. Always upbeat. Always intense."

Carroll played in 153 games and earned WCHA All-Academic honors three times.

Photo: Andrew Carroll accepts the WCHA Final Five championship trophy alongside other players after defeating Denver 4-0 in St. Paul, Minn., Saturday, March 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)