N.J. Teen Fights For Life After She's Punched At Party Near Rutgers University

A teen is fighting for her life after she was punched by a man near a party in the Rutgers University area, authorities and her family said.

Emily Rand, 19, of South Amboy was punched, and then suffered a fractured skull when she hit her head on her fall at 1:02 a.m Saturday, according to authorities. The punch happened during a fight along Robinson Street near a Rutgers fraternity house.

Police said they didn't know if Rand is a student at Rutgers.

The attack was recorded on someone’s phone and posted to Snapchat, and the short video appears to show Rand throwing the first punch. But then her attacker throws a right fist, knocking her down. She is seen lying in the ground, not moving.

Here is the video - the fight is at 1:06:

"We're talking to everyone who was there," said Capt. Joseph T. Miller of the New Brunswick Police Department.

The man is seen running away after punching Rand. He's described as having a shorter build and was wearing a gray sweatshirt and black hat.

Her aunt, Lisa Egan, took to Facebook and said Rand is on a ventilator and "she is not getting better or responding to treatment.

"This is not a joke! Please pray she makes a full recovery and they catch the scumbag who did this to her," she wrote.

She and others took to social media to ask for prayers for Rand.

Anyone who may have any information about the attack should call New Brunswick police at 732-745-5200.

Photo courtesy of Rand's family