article_snippet: Gary Hipps body was found by police last September beneath a highway bridge over a lake near the Clemson, South Carolina campus when Gary Hipps didn't return from the run with other fraternity pledges.
article_snippet: Gary Hipps then went over the railing of the bridge into shallow water in Lake Hartwell head first, the lawsuits said, adding that a fraternity member shone a flashlight into the dark water below but took no further action to locate the student.
article_snippet: The lawsuit suggests Hipp was pressured to jump off this bridge bridge into shallow waters of Lake Hartwell after Hipp failed to follow a senior frat brother's orders .
article_snippet: One of fraternity brothers confronted Hipps' about not bringing the food, a wrongful death suit brought by his parents said, later adding, 'Tucker went over the railing of the bridge into shallow waters of Lake Hartwell head first.'
article_snippet: Hipps' was not under the influence of any substances, according to a toxicology report.
article_snippet: Hipps' died of blunt force trauma from a head-first fall onto rocks in shallow water, a coroner's report showed.
article_snippet: Hipps' death sparked rampant speculation at the time by students on social media that hazing was involved, but police said a preliminary investigation did not indicate a role for hazing.
article_snippet: The Oconee County Sheriff's Office suspended all activities of The Oconee County Sheriff's Office 24 fraternities shortly after Hipps' body was found.
article_snippet: Hipps' then went over the railing of the bridge into shallow water in Lake Hartwell head first, The lawsuits said, adding that a fraternity member shone a flashlight into the dark water below but took no further action to locate the student .