University of Alabama Student Dies in Camping Accident, Church Says
Loved ones and the congregation of a local Catholic church are mourning the death of a University of Alabama student killed in a camping accident.
According to a post from Bama Catholic Campus Ministry, senior Malachi Crain died on Saturday in an accident while camping - the post did not share details of where or how the tragedy happened.
Crain was studying mathematics and computer science, according to his LinkedIn and a personal website. He was also heavily involved with the Bama Catholic ministry and served as Vice President of Liturgy last year.
The young man "was known for his love of altar serving. He led a bible study and was discipling other men in our community for over two years," they wrote.
A Rosary and group prayer is planned in Tuscaloosa Thursday, as is Crain's funeral mass in Gnatt, South Carolina.
A memorial mass in Tuscaloosa is being planned at the Francis University Parish, but those details are still being worked out.
Our thoughts are with Crain's family and friends and those who knew him here in Tuscaloosa and elsewhere.
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