The 21-year-old missing Dartmouth College student was found dead near a river. The student has since been missing on Monday morning and his cause of death has been undetermined as of press time.
Dartmouth College President Phil Hanlon said in an email to students and faculty members that the body was found on Tuesday. The student was identified as Adam Wright. The last time he was seen was on Monday just after midnight at the campus.
In the email, Hanlon described Wright as a government major, a quiet soul and a good friend. He was the president of the Dickey Center student organization called the International Business Council. He was also a member of the Beta Alpha Omega fraternity and the Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering group, New Hampshire Union Leader reported.
Police Chief Charles Dennis said that the body of Wright was found at around 9:57 a.m. near the shoreline of Connecticut River. A backpack was found along the river and a Dartmouth College employee reported this to the police.
The cause of death of the Dartmouth student remains unknown. An autopsy is scheduled later this week. Foul play is not believed to be the cause of the death of the student and more details will be revealed once the investigation is concluded, New York Daily News reported.
College counselors will be deployed at the Dartmouth College following this incident. The other departments that could be contacted are the Office of Counseling and Human Development, the deans, the College chaplain's office, and the Faculty-Employee Assistance Program. "I urge students, faculty, and staff who would like to speak to a counselor on their own behalf or out of concern for someone else to contact our available resources," Hanlon advised the community.
Wright's family was informed of the body being found but they have not released any statement. His hometown was not reported by authorities. No statements from his friends were also released as to what they know about Wright days before he went missing.
