Lauren Mahon

University of South Carolina student Lauren Mahon died in a house fire in North Carolina on October 28, 2007.

Fast Facts

1. Date of death: October 28, 2007
2. Age: 18
3. Freshman, University of South Carolina
4. Pledge: Delta Delta Delta sorority
5. Boyfriend: Victim Justin Anderson
6. Wanted to be a real estate lawyer¹

Fire Facts

1. Fire date: October 28, 2007
2. Where: Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
3. Survivors: Six, including Andrew Rhea, Ashley Perdue and Tripp Wylie
4. Victims: William Rhea, Justin Anderson, Travis Cale, Lauren Mahon, Cassidy Pendley, Emily Yelton, Allison Walden
5. Yelton, Cale, Wylie and Anderson were high school friends
6. Yelton and Cale were dating
7. Pendley was Wylie's girlfriend
8. Yelton attended Clemson University; all others attended University of South Carolina
9. All USC dead were members of Delta Delta Delta sorority or Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
10. Cause of death: Smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide poisoning²
11. Victims, except for Lauren Mahon, had high blood alcohol levels³

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