It was Ariane Noelle Patterson's 21st birthday, and she was grateful to be alive.
The Gardner-Webb University student took to her Twitter account on Jan. 17 and posted the message: "Thank you God for another year of life."
Hours later, she collapsed during a religion class and was rushed to nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the Associated Press reports.
The senior at the North Carolina Christian college was originally from Delaware and majored in religious studies, the Shelby Star reports. She had recently obtained a work-study position managing multimedia for campus ministries.
The cause of her death is still under investigation.
The university released the following CLICK HERE FOR STATEMENT FROM HER SCHOOL AND FRIENDS statement on its Facebook page:
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