Woman found unconscious

An unconscious woman was found lying on the sidewalk near Lindley Hall Wednesday afternoon. She was bleeding from her head and was pronounced dead after being transported to Bloomington Hospital.\nThe woman, later identified as 65-year-old Judith May, was not breathing and did not have a pulse upon arrival, according to reports released by Scott Smith, deputy chief of administration at the Bloomington Fire Department. \nAlongside the BFD, IU police officers were dispatched to the scene at 3:33 p.m. Wednesday. \nAs IU police officers stood by with Automatic External Defibrillators, a team of firefighters began CPR. May was shocked twice, but it was recommended CPR be continued until ambulances arrived.\nAccording to IUPD reports, May was then transported to Bloomington Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 4:11 p.m. Bloomington Hospital released no further information.\nAlthough May was unaffiliated with the University, her daughter, Phyllis Gibb, serves as a part-time employee in the molecular biology department in Myers Hall. IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said it is believed May was picking up Gibb from work.\nJack Baker, director of facilities at the IU Chemistry Building, was unfamiliar with the incident, although he heard ambulances on Third Street Wednesday afternoon. Baker said Gibb used to work at the Chemistry Building but was later transferred to the molecular biology department in Myers Hall.\nMinger said an incident like this isn't completely uncommon.\n"In a community of this size, this (sort of) thing happens several times a year," Minger said. "Someone will have an ailment, heart attack or stroke and it's our duty to respond as quickly and efficiently as possible."\nAlthough IUPD officers did not perform medical assistance, Minger said all officers are trained in CPR and the AEDs they carry with them. After May was transported to the hospital, Building Services was called for clean up.\n"Whenever there's any kind of blood spill like that due to blood borne pathogens, Building Services employees are trained to do those kind of cleanups," Minger said.\nGreg Fichter, assistant director of Building Services, refused to comment about the incident. Minger said the coroner was notified and autopsy results are pending.\n-- Contact staff writer Lori Geller at lfgeller@indiana.edu.