Authorities are investigating the death of a University of British Columbia student who perished suddenly two days after being arrested for being drunk in public in Whistler.

The student, who was arrested on Tuesday (Feb. 23) just after 5 p.m., fell several times after being lodged in Whistler RCMP cells, Vancouver Police spokesman Sgt. Peter Thiessen said in a statement issued on Friday (Feb. 26).

The man was released on Wednesday (Feb. 24) at around 3:30 a.m. and returned to Vancouver. He was found unconscious in his UBC residence early Thursday (Feb. 25) and was rushed to hospital, where he died a short while later, Thiessen said.

Vancouver Police are investigating whether the falls that occurred while he was in police custody had anything to do with the man’s sudden death. Officials with the RCMP’s Lower Mainland Regional Police Service asked Vancouver Police to investigate, the statement said.