Rutgers student found dead in Hudson River
The body of Paul Kim, a 20-year-old School of Arts and Sciences junior from Fairview, New Jersey, was found washed up in the Hudson River in New York City Tuesday morning, according to nj.com.
Around 10:20 a.m., pedestrians spotted Kim’s bicycle on the New Jersey-bound south walkway of the George Washington Bridge and alerted authorities, according to the article.
Authorities have not yet confirmed how Kim died. However, a source said the death appeared to be a suicide, according to the article.
People described Kim, a graduate of Cliffside Park High School, as “genuine” and “funny.”
His older brother, Christopher Kim, took to Twitter to share his sadness.
“To my little brother, my best friend, Paul J. Kim,” he tweeted on Oct. 22. “[I love you], man. Rest in Paradise [with] grandma.”
Condolences began pouring in shortly afterwards.
Richard Edwards, executive vice president for academic affairs, said in an email that Rutgers mourned the loss of the “gifted young man” and offered sympathy to the family.
In memory of Paul Kim, Christopher Kim set up a “GoFundMe” page on Oct. 22 to raise money for his brother’s memorial.
The fundraiser, which Christopher Kim set up with a goal of $8,000, raised $9,985 in one day.
The family held a wake on Friday and a funeral on Saturday morning.
“On behalf of our family I just wanted to say thank you for your amazing love and support,” Christopher Kim Tweeted on Oct. 23.
As of Oct. 26, a day after Paul Kim's funeral, $11,260 was raised in his memory.
