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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (CBS Charlotte/AP) — A student at Gardner-Webb University collapsed in class and died on her 21st birthday after thanking God on Twitter for living another year.

A spokesman says Ariane Noelle Patterson was in a religion class at the Boiling Springs school when she collapsed Tuesday afternoon.

Patterson tweeted that day, “Thank you God for a nother year of life.”

Spokesman Noel Manning says Patterson’s cause of death is under investigation. He says the school is investigating whether Patterson had previous health problems.

Manning says an emergency medical technician who is a student in the class and nurses helped with CPR until an ambulance arrived.

Patterson died at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby.

She was a senior majoring in religious studies and went to high school in Rutherford County.

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21 Comments
Corey Clamp

Oh the irony…

January 18, 2012 at 11:43 am | Reply | Report comment
Larz Larzen

and He gave her eternal life – and that more abundantly.

January 18, 2012 at 11:49 am | Reply | Report comment
Michael

Amen Larz

January 18, 2012 at 11:58 am | Reply | Report comment
roflkartoffel

How does a college student thin ‘another’ is 2 words?

Oh, that’s right, religious college. Makes sense now.

January 18, 2012 at 11:51 am | Reply | Report comment
Christian

Probably for the same reason you typed “thin” instead of “think.” Why so quick to judge, let alone blame religious college as the source of her spelling mistake?

January 18, 2012 at 11:59 am | Reply | Report comment
john

oh snap!

January 18, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Seth

You misspelled the word “think” in your comment. missing a letter are ya?

January 18, 2012 at 12:01 pm | Reply | Report comment
Spelling?

How do you spell “think” again? lol
Grammar police just got busted.

January 18, 2012 at 12:02 pm | Reply | Report comment
Micah Vanella

Probably the same reason you forgot a “k” in your post. Stop being so judgmental.

January 18, 2012 at 12:03 pm | Reply | Report comment
Kevin

I know, right? No one ever misspells anything while posting random thoughts online! Oh wait…

January 18, 2012 at 12:06 pm | Reply | Report comment
Charles

Quick to judge, are we? Has not the thought crossed your mind that the typographical error is simply a media story writer mistake? Gimme a break.

January 18, 2012 at 12:10 pm | Reply | Report comment
Ian

Perhaps she was killed for using the word nother

January 18, 2012 at 11:51 am | Reply | Report comment
Charles

Ian, wake up. That was simply a media story typographical error. Sheesh!

January 18, 2012 at 12:07 pm | Reply | Report comment
jarsh

So sad.

Let this be a lesson: Don’t tempt irony.

January 18, 2012 at 11:53 am | Reply | Report comment
Rod

This woman is now happier than she has ever been! EVER! Just by seeing the “title” of her twitter page says it all!! She has gone home to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!! Praise God! My prayers are with her family and friends, but just “knowing” where she is now is really all that matters! Thank you God and thank you Jesus!

January 18, 2012 at 11:56 am | Reply | Report comment
Jesus

Yeah Rod, I’ll bet her family is THRILLED

January 18, 2012 at 12:03 pm | Reply | Report comment
rickey roma

Sounds like she had a serious health problem and was thanking God for another year…know she may not have many…terrible reporting, no facts, no nothing just the sensational part….poor grammar and spelling as well….glad to know our kids are being taught so well in school these days..

January 18, 2012 at 12:01 pm | Reply | Report comment
Tim

I can’t imagine anything more boring.

January 18, 2012 at 12:03 pm | Reply | Report comment
Micah Vanella

I can: you commenting on a story that you consider boring.

January 18, 2012 at 12:05 pm | Reply | Report comment
Shells

So let me get this straight. When someone survives a horrible disease, it’s God’s responsibility, and God is wonderful. When someone just drops over dead, it’s also God’s responsibility, and God’s wonderful? Boy, you can spin everything positively if you try! Come on, people, let’s not spend our time talking about contradictory notions that are completely unsubstantiated with facts or evidence. Let’s just app

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