A San Diego State University student from Florida was among those injured in the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans.
Steele Idelson, 19, was identified by CNN as a victim of the attack that killed 14 people on the crowded Bourbon Street.
University officials confirmed to the Union-Tribune that Idelson is currently enrolled at the school but said they were unable to disclose additional information.
Fort Myers television station WINK in Florida reported that Idelson was stable at University Medical Center in New Orleans.
Canterbury School in Fort Myers, of which Idelson is an alumnus, released a statement from the families of Idelson and another alumnus, Elle Eisele, who was also injured in the attack.
“The Eisele and Idelson families are deeply grateful for the outpouring of thoughts, prayers, and offers of support for our daughters following the tragic attack in New Orleans,” the statement reads.
“We are especially thankful for the exceptional care and compassion they are receiving at University Medical Center. We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to the first responders, whose swift actions may have saved our daughters’ lives. To everyone who has reached out with love and support, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
WINK reported that Eisele, who attends the University of Georgia, was also stable.
UGA was set to play the University of Notre Dame on Wednesday in the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome, a few miles from the site of the attack.
The game was postponed a day.
Both Idelson and Eisele played on the Canterbury School soccer team, WINK reported.
“All I can do is encourage them to keep that same mindset that brought them to the successful colleges that they’re at, that got them through Canterbury, that got them such recognition on the field, and to just take the situation, process it, digest it and see what’s the next step going forward,” soccer coach Paolo Acosta told WINK.
Idelson and Eisele were among the approximately 30 people who were injured after a truck plowed into a crowd early Wednesday morning.
The suspected driver of the vehicle, Army veteran Shamsu-Din Jabbar, was killed in a shootout with New Orleans police.
Investigators say Jabbar was inspired by the Islamic State group and likely acted alone. Jabbar also allegedly placed improvised bombs in the French Quarter area that did not go off.
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