Macalester senior dies after off‑campus fall
Macalester College senior Binta Maina, 21, died after accidentally falling down a flight of stairs at an off‑campus residence in St. Paul’s Snelling‑Hamline neighborhood late Sunday, according to St. Paul police. Officers responded just before 11:30 p.m. to the 1500 block of Hague Ave.; medics transported Maina to a hospital, and the college said the community is “heartbroken” by the loss.
📌 Key Facts
- Victim: Binta Maina, 21, Macalester senior majoring in biology and neuroscience with a psychology minor
- Incident time/location: just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday at a residence on the 1500 block of Hague Ave., St. Paul
- Police account: witnesses reported an accidental fall down stairs during a party; St. Paul Fire medics transported her to a hospital