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in conjunction with dropping water temperatures and exhaustion as primary factors in his death, and two fraternity members who accompanied him were criminally charged with "negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of duty to aid and/or rescue." The final civil settlement of $ 12.6 million
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passed the Chad
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788:The Miami Hurricane
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341:The Miami Hurricane
314:The Miami Hurricane
226:Florida legislature
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154:University of Miami
116:25.7184°N 80.2793°W
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320:15 February
209:Kappa Sigma
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94:Coordinates
41:in May 2006
945:Categories
929:Endowment:
846:Presidents
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736:Activities
573:Bowl games
534:Hurricanes
378:5 December
347:5 December
284:References
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246:alligators
156:campus in
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104:25°43′06″N
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254:manatees
230:Jeb Bush
205:Ludacris
189:Seminole
78:Location
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185:Osceola
164:History
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