David L. Okrent '99, a physics concentrator in Cabot House, was found stabbed yesterday morning on Revere Beach in Boston.

Okrent, a native of Evanston, Ill., was pronounced dead on arrival at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shortly after 6:30 a.m. He was 20.

According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, a man walking his dog found Okrent, who had a single stab wound to the neck. Officials said Okrent was still alive when authorities arrived on the scene.

According to several Cabot House residents, students were told at an informational meeting last night that Okrent had been present at Saturday's "Cabot Underground" dance and was last seen at 1:30 a.m. Any students who saw Okrent after that time are instructed to contact police.

Okrent's death is being investigated by the Massachusetts state police as a "possible homicide," said James M. Bourgesanie, press secretary for the Suffolk County district attorney's office.

Bourgesanie did not rule out the possibility of suicide, saying Okrent's wound could have been self-inflicted.

Harvard spokesperson Alex Huppe said the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) is assisting in the investigation.

Autopsy results are still pending and are expected to be released today.

Janice and James C. Ware, masters of Cabot House, held an informal meeting in their residence last night for Okrent's close friends. James Ware said more than 50 students came to express their feelings of grief and loss.

The Wares told students last night that Okrent's roommates will be flying to Chicago today to visit his family and attend funeral services, which are tentatively planned for Wednesday.

Lawrence Okrent, David's father, said the family learned of their son's death earlyyesterday morning.

"I was sitting at the breakfast table whensomebody from some sort of Massachusetts organdonor organization called," he said. The call camebetween 8 and 9 a.m.

The caller asked Okrent if he would like tocontribute his son's organs, but hung up when herealized that the father had not yet learned thenews of his son's death.

"My adrenaline was just released in a verylarge volume," Okrent said "I was very concernedbut I didn't want to let my wife know."

Okrent called his son's room, only to get theanswering machine. He then called Robert H.Neugeboren '83, the Cabot House senior tutor, andwas notified of his son's death by Neugeboren'swife.

Huppe said the University has been in contactwith Okrent's family throughout the day, and hadrefrained form notifying them of their son's deathat the request of the police.