Heartbroken parents find their daughter, 18, dead in her sleep hours after they took her home from prom where she had been 'drinking alcohol'

  • Anna Jaskulka, 18, was found unresponsive in her room after her parents brought her home from prom Saturday night in Maplewood, Minnesota
  • She was in full cardiac arrest when police arrived and died shortly after
  • Police say the senior had been drinking and are waiting for a toxicology test to determine if she had ingested other substances
  • Jaskulka was set to graduate from North St Paul High School on June 8 

By Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:58 EST, 24 May 2016 | Updated: 07:24 EST, 25 May 2016

Police in Minnesota say a high school senior who died after attending her prom had been drinking before her death.

Anna Jaskulka, 18, was found unresponsive in her room after her parents brought her home from the North St. Paul High School's prom Saturday night.

Her parents called 911 and when police arrived at the Maplewood home around 11.08pm, she was in full cardiac arrest, Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported. 

Anna Jaskulka, 18, died after attending her senior prom on Saturday night in Minnesota 

Anna Jaskulka, 18, died after attending her senior prom on Saturday night in Minnesota 

The teen's shocking death remains under investigation, but police say she had been drinking that night and are unclear if she ingested other substances, Maplewood Police chief Paul Schnell stated.  

'We are hopeful that (through) our investigation we will be able to ascertain if there were other substances in her system and (if so), what those were and where she got them,' Schnell told the newspaper. 'We have been able to confirm that she had been drinking.'

Jaskulka's autopsy and toxicology reports are pending.  

Schnell said that her parents are 'devastated' by the tragedy. He is advising students to be cautious as the school year comes to a close.   

'We always talk about these potential tragedies and this was certainly one of the tragedies we would hope any community and certainly any parent would avoid,' Schnell told the Pioneer Press.

'Our heart goes out to them and we only hope that (Anna's) death serves as a reminder, as we exit prom season and enter graduation season, of the importance of making really good decisions.'

Tragedy: Anna was passed away after her prom following the heroic efforts of the paramedics to save her 

She was found unresponsive in her room after her parents brought her home from the North St. Paul High School's (pictured) prom Saturday night. Police are still investigating, but say she had been drinking that night

She was found unresponsive in her room after her parents brought her home from the North St. Paul High School's (pictured) prom Saturday night. Police are still investigating, but say she had been drinking that night

The principal at the high school, Greg Nelson, said that extra staff was available on Monday to help students cope with her death.  

'Obviously, there are students who are really, really hurting,' Nelson said. 

'I would say there has been a modest, steady flow who are expressing themselves and talking things through.'

He shared that she was a 'vibrant student' who was very well liked, as she was scheduled to graduate June 8.

'She wasn't a real high-profile athlete or a lead actor. … I just remember a happy-go-lucky, really neat kid,' Nelson said. 

'That is the overriding image for her… She was a high school kid who had friends and was celebrating her senior year.'

 

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