CNN —Two American tourists who police say were attacked – one fatally – while hiking in Germany were identified as recent graduates of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, according to the school.
A friend who was with her, Kelsey Chang, 22, attempted to rescue Liu but was pushed down a steep slope.
After fleeing the scene, he is now in police custody on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and attempted sexual offense, according to authorities.
View from the Marienbruecke bridge into the Pollat gorge, near the Neuschwanstein castle, in Schwangau, Germany, on Friday.
Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AP“Our University of Illinois family is mourning the senseless death of Ms. Liu and the attack on Ms. Chang,” said Robin Kaler, associate chancellor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Persons:
–, Eva Liu, Neuschwanstein, Kelsey Chang, Liu, Chang, Karl, Josef Hildenbrand, Ms, ”, Robin Kaler, ” Liu, “ Eva, Tami J, Armstrong, “, ” Armstrong, Kelsey
Organizations:
CNN, University of Illinois, “ Our University of Illinois, “, Illinois, Science Academy, US Embassy
Locations:
Germany, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Bavarian, American, Schwangau, Aurora