28-Year-Old Son of Carnegie Mellon University President Dead After Tragic 'Drowning Accident'

Pittsburgh River Rescue.Photo: Pittsburgh Public Safety Department

Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian’s son, Thomas Jahanian, died over the weekend following a “drowning accident.” He was 28.

On Saturday, Pittsburgh River Rescue responded to reports that a man “was observed going under the water” in the Monongahela River around 1:45 p.m. local time, according to astatement.

Divers were able to retrieve him “within minutes of the original call,” and he was transported to the hospital “in critical condition.“They went on to share that he later died at the hospital.

A university spokesperson later confirmed that the victim was CMU President Farnam Jahanian’s son.

Pittsburgh Public Safety Department.Pittsburgh Public Safety Department

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Farnam Jahanian.Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty

Farnam Jahanian, a computer scientist and entrepreneur, has served as Carnegie Mellon’spresident since 2018. Before being appointed the university’s 10th president, he acted as university provisit and interim president from July 2017-February 2018.

He and his wife Tris are also parents to son Dan and daughter Sara, who graduated from CMU with a degree in statistics and data science, according to the school.

source: people.com