West Chester Football Player's Cause of Death Revealed

WEST CHESTER, PA — A West Chester University sophomore and member of the Golden Rams football team who passed away over the weekend reportedly jumped from a bridge in Philadelphia.

The Daily Local News reported that Sean Boylan jumped from the Girard Point Bridge into the Schuylkill River early Saturday morning. His body was recovered by the Pennsylvania State Police. The bridge is located in south Philadelphia just half a mile from where the Schuylkill empties into the Delaware River.

There were reportedly eyewitnesses to the incident, and media sources said that Boylan's car was found on the bridge Saturday morning.

Boylan was a native of Chalfont and a graduate of Archbishop Ryan High School. He was a defensive lineman at West Chester.

His head coach at West Chester, Bill Zwaan, said Boylan had many friends on the team and they did not see anything like this coming, the report states.

"Our hearts are heavy with the tragic news of the death of sophomore Sean Boylan. Sean’s untimely passing is a great loss for our community," Christopher Fiorentino, interim president at West Chester University, said in a statement on Monday. "I know you join me in extending heartfelt condolences and support to Sean’s family and friends, including his Golden Rams Football teammates. A hallmark of West Chester University is our capacity to help one another in times of adversity and loss. This is one of those moments. I look to all of you to provide strength to those who need it now and in the days that will follow."

Boylan played in seven games for the Golden Rams during the 2015 season. Friends, teammates and other schools took to Twitter to express their condolences: