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Mayville State's Donovan Has Eyes Open As Family Speaks To Him

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 17, 9:41 PM CDT

updated Oct 20, 7:25 AM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Fargo Forum and Grand Forks Herald, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Matthew Donovan of Mayville State opened his eyes as his family spoke to him during his fight, Grand Forks Herald and Fargo Forum reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 2, Oct 20, 7:40 AM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Mayville State's Donovan has eyes open as family speaks to him · Fargo Forum · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 17, 9:41 PM CDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 17, 10:17 PM CDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 17, 10:25 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 17, 10:38 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.