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UW-Madison Senior Dies In Crash In Africa

MADISON, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-Madison senior participating in a study-abroad program in South Africa was killed in a vehicle crash on July 1 during a guided tour in Botswana.

Andrea Sperka, of West Allis, had completed her spring semester-aboard program and was traveling with a friend to the neighboring countries of Zambia and Botswana, according to the news release from UW-Madison.