Overview
- George Mauricio Salinas, 19, was found unresponsive outside the chapter’s backyard pool on Nov. 14 and died three days later at Highland Hospital.
- His parents filed a wrongful-death suit in Alameda County Superior Court naming the UC Berkeley chapter, the national fraternity and up to 50 unidentified individuals.
- The complaint alleges attendance topped 300 despite a 200-person permit, no lifeguard or sober monitor was present, and pool hazards impeded visibility and footing.
- City officials cited the house for permit and fire code violations, and police described conditions consistent with overcrowding and heavy alcohol consumption.
- The county coroner has not released a final cause of death, and the fraternity says it suspended the Cal chapter following the initial reports.