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Binghamton University Student From Long Island Dies In Hiking Accident Binghamton University Student From Long Island Dies In Hiking Accident
Binghamton University Student From Long Island Dies In Hiking Accident A Binghamton University student who was a volunteer firefighter on Long Island has died. Andrew Desiderio, a senior from Mineola in Nassau County, was 21 years old, majoring in mechanical engineering, with a minor in economics, and was due to graduate next month. Desiderio died Monday, April 12, as the result of a hiking accident, the university said in a statement, adding, "No additional details are available at this time." Desiderio became a junior lieutenant in the Mineola Volunteer Fire Department in 2016, three years after joining the department. "Andrew’s dedication t…