University leaders mourn Cornell sophomore

Winter Knutson ’27 has been identified as the person found dead in Fall Creek Gorge on Sunday, the university announced Monday afternoon.

Knutson studied mathematics and physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, according to an email announcement from the college’s dean, Peter John Loewen, on Monday. Knutson, a graduate of Ithaca High School, is survived by her father, Prof. Allen Knutson, mathematician; mother, Sofia Akber; and sibling, Taran Knutson.

“Please keep them in mind and support each other,” Loewen wrote. “The loss of a colleague can be extremely difficult to come to terms with.”