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Official Spring 2021 Semester enrollment totals at Brigham Young University-Idaho show growth among both campus and online students who are continuing to pursue their academic goals despite a world-wide pandemic.
Statistics released for the Spring 2021 Semester show a total enrollment of 21,142 campus-based students, a 2.8 percent increase over last spring’s campus enrollment of 20,560. This number includes campus students who are enrolled in face-to-face, blended, flexible, remote, online, and/or internship courses. The university estimates that approximately 14,500 students are living in the City of Rexburg during the Spring 2021 Semester.
This semester, the campus-based student body consists of 10,342 male students and 10,800 female students, (49% percent and 51% percent respectively). The total number of married students is 4,970, comprising 24 percent of the total campus-based student population.
Crews begin underwater search of Henrys Fork near St. Anthony for missing BYU-I student
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ST. ANTHONY – Search and rescue crews are preparing for an underwater dive as day four of the search for a missing Brigham Young University-Idaho student resumes along the Henrys Fork of the Snake River in St. Anthony.
Matthew Rios, 22, of Peru got caught in the current and floated downstream after jumping off the Fun Farm Bridge with two of his friends Thursday afternoon. Rios’ friends made it safely to shore. A third friend was also there who did not get in the water, according to a mom who declined to give her name.
Officials find body of missing BYU-I student who drowned in Henrys Fork
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ST. ANTHONY – Officials confirm the Brigham Young University-Idaho student who jumped off a bridge while swimming with friends near St. Anthony last Thursday is dead.
A news release from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office indicates the body of 22-year-old Matthew Rios was located around 1 p.m. Tuesday about a mile downstream from the Fun Farm Bridge.
Crews have been searching the river in boats and along the riverbank since Thursday afternoon when he was first reported missing.
High water levels and cold temperatures were an ongoing challenge throughout the five-day search. One of Sheriff Len Humphries biggest concerns was the safety of search and rescue personnel.
Authorities release name of BYU-I student missing in Henrys Fork
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Fun Farm Bridge at 699 North 2650 East in St. Anthony. | Courtesy Freearenas.com
ST. ANTHONY – We now know the name of the Brigham Young University-Idaho student who jumped off a bridge into the Henrys Fork of the Snake River Thursday afternoon.
Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries tells EastIdahoNews.com 22-year-old Matthew Rios from Peru and two of his friends were swimming and jumped off the Fun Farm Bridge at 699 North 2650 East in St. Anthony around 3:30 p.m.
Rios’ friends made it safely to shore, but he got caught in the current and floated downstream. Authorities continue to search for him Saturday.
Authorities searching for BYU-I student who is presumed drowned in the Henrys Fork
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Fun Farm Bridge at 699 North 2650 East in St. Anthony. | Courtesy Freearenas.com
ST. ANTHONY – A search is underway for a missing Brigham Young University-Idaho student who jumped off a bridge in St. Anthony Thursday afternoon and is presumed to have drowned.
Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries tells EastIdahoNews.com that a male student and two of his friends jumped off the Fun Farm Bridge at 699 North 2650 East while swimming in the Henrys Fork of the Snake River. It happened around 3:30 p.m.
Two of the friends swam back to shore, while the other got caught in the current and floated downstream.