COSTELLO DIES vs

STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER REPORTS THAT 17 YEAR-OLD KEVIN COSTELLO DIED. THE WATSONVILLE RESIDENT (AND SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN) SUFFERED MAJOR HEAD AND LEG INJURIES ON FRIDAY. HE WAS ON A GIFTED STUDENTS RETREAT IN THE MARIN HEADLANDS WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. HE FELL INTO THE OCEAN WHILE CLIMBING A STEEP 40 FOOT VERTICAL TRAIL. ONLY WEEKS AGO COSTELLO WAS GIVING THE VALEDICTORIAN SPEECH AT THE NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE PENDING.