A 24-year-old University student died of an unknown cause Saturday evening. Dane McCandless, a University business student, died at 5:44 p.m. Saturday, and the reason for her death is still unknown, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office. McCandless was a Baton Rouge native and resident who transferred to the University from Baton Rouge Community College, her brother Spencer McCandless told The Daily Reveille on Monday. Spencer McCandless said his older sister loved Baton Rouge and LSU.”She always wanted to attend LSU,” he said. “She was definitely a big fan of LSU sports.”Her brother said she was looking forward to graduating from the University and starting a career in business. Dane McCandless was interested in the sales side of business, and she was an employee at Scott Bailey Office Group, a Baton Rouge-based business, her brother said. She was registered in the University College Center for Freshman Year and was registered for one class this semester, according to University Spokeswoman Kristine Calongne. Spencer McCandless is her only sibling, and her parents are Robert and Rebecca McCandless, who all live in Baton Rouge. Both of Dane’s parents declined to comment, but they did communicate through her brother about their daughter’s life. “Growing up, she really liked sports,” Spencer McCandless said. “Basketball was her thing.” One of her favorite recent hobbies was painting, he said. She was an artist, and she enjoyed painting with her friends, he said. She loved animals and constantly had four or five pets at all times, Spencer McCandless said. She had a heart for helping animals, he said. “She had rescued dogs and cats of her own,” he said.Catherine Cardneaux, a friend of Dane McCandless, described her personality as “really sweet.” Several family members and friends signed an online guest book linked on the Web site of Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Funeral Home, the Baton Rouge funeral home where her service will be conducted. She was described as a beautiful woman and a dear friend. “Dane’s life was cut too short, and everyone will miss her terribly,” said Adrienne Laurent of Starkville, Miss., on the online guest book. The visiting service will be at the Resthaven Funeral Home today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The religious service is Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. While the cause of her death is unknown, she was tested for blood clots after having a cosmetic surgery last week, according to chief of operations for the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s office, Don Moreau. She had breast implant surgery last week, and sometimes complications including fat clots or blood clots can occur after such a procedure, Moreau said. After conducting an autopsy, no blood clots were found.”[There are] no obvious causes of death,” Moreau said. More tests are being conducted to find the cause of her death, he said. Spencer McCandless said the family didn’t want to comment further on her death, because they wanted to focus on her life in this article.In lieu of flowers, the family requested mass in her honor. —-Contact Joy Lukachick at [email protected]