A young woman was found dead Thursday in a wooded area of the University of Georgia’s Athens campus after a friend told police that I had not returned from running in the morningauthorities said.
The woman was a nursing student at Augusta University’s Athens campus, according to that school’s president, Dr. Brooks Keel. The victim’s name has not been released.
At a news conference Thursday night, University of Georgia Police Chief Jeff Clark did not provide details about how the young woman died, citing the ongoing investigation.
Clark said his department, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, are conducting the investigations.
The police chief added that No homicides had been recorded on campus in the last 20 years.. “We are not leaving any stone unturned in this investigation,” he said.
When asked if there was a threat to the public, he said there was no immediate danger apparent, but that “When you have a suspect on the loose, there is always a danger”.
For its part, the University of Georgia urged students to travel in groups and, like Augusta University, canceled classes this Friday, according to CBS News.
They ask to avoid areas far from the campus
Clark also asked the University of Georgia community to avoid fields away from the school where, he said, The woman was found unconscious, not breathing and with visible injuries..
Officers searching the area found the woman’s body in an area behind Herrick Lake. That area is across a busy street from a large dormitory and dining complex on what is commonly called “East Campus.” Most of the students in those dorms are freshmen..
Meanwhile, Augusta University issued a statement expressing its sadness over the loss of one of its students.
“It is with deep sadness that we share with you the news that one of our students at our Athens College of Nursing campus has passed away,” the statement read.
Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz said she joined the community in “deep sadness over today’s murder,” and noted that the city was working with authorities to bring the investigation to a “quick conclusion.” .
Keep reading:
– The suspect of killing a model found inside a refrigerator in LA is arrested in Minnesota.
– A Maryland football coach came to the police to confess that he strangled his girlfriend.