ITHACA (AP) -- The parents of a Cornell University sophomore who died in the Fall Creek gorge two years ago are suing the university for negligence in their son's death.
Nineteen-year-old Khalil King was last seen in August 2010, walking with a friend on the upper gorge trail near a fraternity house. His body was found by emergency workers the next day in the south side of the gorge.
In their lawsuit, Steven King and Alexis Mercedes Godfrey claim Cornell failed to provide adequate lighting, warning signs or barriers preventing access to the gorge, which has a more than 200-foot drop.
Cornell does not comment on pending litigation, but university spokeswoman Claudia Wheatley told the Ithaca Journal that the school believes the lawsuit "is wholly without merit."
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