Just a few short months ago Tyler Hilinski replaced Luke Falk and led WSU to a triple OT, come-from-behind win against Boise State. He was on top of the world and was poised to be the starting QB this year.
None of us can know the pain he felt, we can only recognize the fear of death was preferable to the terror of living at that particular moment. All we can do is reach out to those around us and let them know we care about them.