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Indiana University student killed on Malaysia flight

Posted at 9:41 AM, Jul 18, 2014
and last updated 2014-07-18 09:41:48-04

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An Indiana University student was one of the passengers aboard a Malaysia Airlines flight that was shot down Thursday in eastern Ukraine.

IU’s athletic director Fred Glass confirmed that Karlijn Keijzer, 25, was on the Boeing 777 carrying 295 people.  Keijzer, who formerly on the IU women’s rowing team, was from Amsterdam.  According to the IU student directory, she was studying chemistry.

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