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BEDFORD, Va. (AP) — Liberty University says that one of its students has died while hiking with friends along the Blue Ridge Parkway over the weekend. The university said in a statement that 20-year-old Jonathan Veldhuyzen was killed in a hiking accident near Bedford on Sunday. Bedford Fire Capt. Matt Scott says Veldhuyzen was found dead in a body of water that evening at the Fallingwater Cascades National Scenic Trail. Joseph McGowan, who had been hiking with the victim, tells The News & Advance (http://bit.ly/1TPyxwi ) that Veldhuyzen journeyed ahead of their small group of friends. McGowan says the friends found Veldhuyzen's body face down in a small pool of water at the bottom of the trail. Fire officials say they are not sure if the man died due to trauma or drowning.

Liberty University student dies while hiking with friends