A girl was discovered useless Thursday on the campus of the College of Georgia after a pal advised police she had not returned from a morning run, authorities stated. The lady was not a scholar on the college, the varsity’s police chief stated.
Police Chief Jeff Clark didn’t present particulars on how the lady died, citing the continued investigation. Clark stated at a information convention late Thursday the lady was not a scholar on campus however did attend one other college, which he didn’t title, information retailers reported.
Clark stated his division, together with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Athens-Clarke County Police Division, had been conducting the investigation. He famous that there has not been a murder on campus within the final 20 years.
“We’re not going to depart any rock unturned on this investigation,” he stated.
The college cancelled lessons on Thursday and urged college students to journey in teams. Clark additionally requested the college neighborhood to keep away from the varsity’s Intramural Fields the place the lady was discovered unconscious, not respiratory and with seen accidents.
Officers looking the realm discovered the lady’s physique in a forested space behind Lake Herrick. That space is throughout a busy highway from a big dorm and eating corridor complicated on what’s generally known as “East Campus.” A lot of the college students in these dorms are freshmen.
The college, in a publish on X, previously referred to as Twitter, stated foul play is suspected.
A pal had known as College of Georgia police involved concerning the lady’s well-being after she did not return from a morning run on the fields, the college stated.
