Hopkinton Native Last Holy Cross Student Released From Hospital

HOPKINTON, MA — Holy Cross sophomore Anne Comcowich is the last person released from a Florida hospital following a Jan. 15 crash that killed one of her classmates. Comcowich will travel back to a hospital in Massachusetts to continue her recovery.

Holy Cross Sophomore Grace Rett died in the crash, which occurred while the women’s rowing team was in Florida for winter training.

Comcowich issued a statement upon her release. It reads in part:

“I am so grateful for the kindness, warmth, and love shown to all of us affected by the accident. We’ve been uplifted in countless ways by the gestures of so many whose gracious acts will never be forgotten, though their identities are unknown to us,” Comcowich said. “I came to the hospital broken, but I left as one, not only physically but with the community.”

The Holy Cross rowing coach who was driving the van during the crash failed to yield at a light, according to police in Florida. Thirteen people were injured including several rowers, Diggins and the driver of the pickup truck that hit the van.

Throughout the past two weeks, people across the country have offered their help, support, prayers and care to members of the Holy Cross family. College President Rev. Philip L. Boroughs on Monday expressed his thanks to them:

“We cannot adequately express our gratitude to the many people in Florida, Massachusetts, and across the country who have offered their help and support in this difficult time. I have been so moved by the people of Vero Beach, who adopted the Holy Cross community as their own. The outpouring of aid from our alumni community has once again reminded us of the deep bonds connecting our Holy Cross family. We have also been blessed by countless acts of selflessness and kindness, from the first responders and witnesses of the crash who helped pull our students to safety, to the medical professionals in Florida who have gone above and beyond to care for the injured, and the hundreds of friends and strangers who have written or called with offers of support, time, money and prayer. All we can say is thank you.”